UK Statutory Instrument SI 2023/454 United Kingdom

The Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor18 Any Person7

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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s.010 Reference wholesale price – flexible price contracts Regulated
  • Establish methodology for flexible price contract reference wholesale priceDistributor
s.011 Duty of supplier to categorise contracts Regulated
  • Classify each contract into the correct energy price categoryDistributor
s.012 Methodology for contract categorisation Regulated
  • Set up a method to categorise your energy supply contractsDistributor
s.018 ETII customers Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State and ETII customer about ETII customer statusDistributor
s.019 QHS customers Regulated
  • Send QHS certificates up the supply chain promptlyDistributor
s.021 Determination and redetermination of ETII and QHS proportions Regulated
  • Estimate, determine and notify ETII/QHS proportions for each benefit periodDistributor
s.023 Separate supply contracts Regulated
  • Treat supply contracts as separate deemed contracts for ETII and QHS customersDistributor
s.024 Supply redetermination event Regulated
  • Recalculate charges and adjust invoices following a supply redetermination eventDistributor
s.030 Duty of suppliers to provide the discount Regulated
  • Calculate and apply the Energy Bills Discount to customersDistributor
s.031 Consequences of change in contract categorisation Regulated
  • Re-calculate and adjust energy bills when contract category changesDistributor
s.033 Determination of amounts subject to discount recovery Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claim when amounts are payable to the Secretary of StateDistributor
s.035 Assignment of rights in respect of payment Regulated
  • Do not assign or transfer discount recovery payment rights without consentDistributor
s.039 Reconciliation run-off Regulated
  • Submit discount recovery claims during reconciliation run-off periodDistributor
s.042 Reporting details of Part 4 arrangements Regulated
  • Include required declarations and notices in each discount recovery claimDistributor
s.048 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Send declaration to supplier if your supply contract qualifies for the Energy Bills Discount SchemeAny Person
s.049 Adjustment of discount Regulated
  • Send periodic declarations of arrangement benefit to your supplierAny Person
s.053 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Determine if the energy discount scheme applies and notify your supplierAny Person
s.054 Determination of ineligible quantity Regulated
  • Declare ineligible energy quantities to your supplier within 14 daysAny Person
s.058 Reduction of discount Regulated
  • Reduce energy discount if abusive arrangement existsDistributor
s.062 Customer declaration where this Chapter applies Regulated
  • Send a declaration to your supplier if your energy contract qualifiesAny Person
s.063 Determination of non-qualifying quantity Regulated
  • Send declaration of non-qualifying energy to your supplierAny Person
s.065 Increases in charges and other changes in relation to supply contracts Regulated
  • Do not unreasonably increase charges or change contract terms to the customer's disadvantageDistributor
s.067 Regular reporting by suppliers Regulated
  • Provide regular reports on scheme operation when required by the Secretary of StateDistributor
s.069 Audit Regulated
  • Provide access for Secretary of State auditsDistributor
s.073 Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties Regulated
  • Follow dispute process for energy supplier determinationsAny Person
s.074 Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must follow due process before making a binding determinationCrown / Minister / Government department
57 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.004 Energy in scope of the scheme
s.005 Making of rules
s.006 Scheme periods
s.007 Government supported price and maximum discount
s.008 Supply price
s.009 Reference wholesale price – fixed price, variable price and DAI price contracts
s.013 Treatment of supply contracts
s.014 Treatment of fixed price contracts at end of term
s.015 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.016 Energy and trade intensive industries: applications for certificates
s.017 Qualifying heat suppliers: applications for certificates
s.020 Benefit Calculation Periods
s.022 ETII and QHS proportions
s.025 Duties of providers
s.026 Chapter 3 default
s.027 Chapter 3 rules
s.028 Calculation of base discount
s.029 Calculation of discount
s.032 Entitlements in respect of discount recovery
s.034 Payment of amounts in respect of discount recovery
s.036 Absolute right of Secretary of State to recover
s.037 Rights of Secretary of State to withhold payment
s.038 Release of amounts withheld
s.040 Submission of a valid discount recovery claim
s.041 Invalid, erroneous or absent discount recovery claims
s.043 Discount recovery rules
s.044 Claim windows
s.045 Delegation of functions related to discount recovery
s.046 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.047 Application of this Chapter
s.050 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.051 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.052 Application of this Chapter
s.055 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.056 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.057 Application of this Chapter and declaration of abusive arrangement
s.059 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.060 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.061 Application of this Chapter
s.064 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.066 Deemed terms of supply contracts
s.068 Information requests
s.070 Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised
s.071 Application of data protection legislation
s.072 Interpretation of this Chapter
s.075 Review of decisions of the Secretary of State
s.076 Rules in relation to this Chapter
s.077 Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements
s.078 Requirement to apply for a QHS certificate
s.079 Civil penalties for customers
s.080 Civil penalties for defaulting persons
s.081 Notices
s.082 EBRS actions
s.083 Amendment of EBRS Regulations
Schedules

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s.sch001 After paragraph 1, insert— Interpretation In this Schedule— “authorised person” means the Secretary of State;...
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s.sch001 Omit paragraphs 8 to 13.
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s.sch001 In paragraph 17 omit sub-paragraph (5).
s.sch001 The requirement in paragraph 18 (consultation on guidance) does not...
s.sch001 In paragraph 19— (a) in sub-paragraph 1(a) omit “; and”;...

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