The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022

• (f) that none of: the coming into force of the Act, the making of these Regulations or rules under them, or the issuing of guidance by the Secretary of State in relation to the scheme, is—

• (i) a change in the law for the purposes of any provision (however expressed) of the contract which permits the supplier to increase its prices or charges or take any other action in consequence of a change in the law;

• (ii) an event or circumstance which under any provision of the contract (however expressed) excuses the supplier or the customer from performance of its obligations, or from liability for failure to perform its obligations, under the contract.

• (2) In paragraph (1)(b), the reference to—

• (a) the application of the Regulations includes the making or revision of any determination or other decision under the Regulations;

• (b) a change includes a change applying in respect of energy already supplied to the customer;

• (c) rights and obligations include rights and obligations for adjustment of charges already made or paid.

• (3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an excluded fixed price contract or a supply contract for which an opt-out notice has been given, and has not been withdrawn, under regulation 4(4).

• (4) None of the terms listed in paragraph (1) is to be construed as preventing a supplier from increasing its charges to a customer in order to recover the costs of complying with Parts 2 and 3 if and to the extent it is permitted to do so under the terms of its supply contract, its electricity supply licence or gas supply licence, and regulation 55(2)(b).

CHAPTER 3 — Reporting, information requests and audit

Regular reporting by suppliers

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• (1) The Secretary of State may by notice require suppliers to provide to the Secretary of State at specified intervals a report about the operation of the scheme as respects the supplier and its customers.

• (2) The notice shall specify—

• (a) the matters which are to be included in the report;

• (b) the dates when the report is to be provided.

• (3) The Secretary of State may by further notice modify, revoke or replace a notice given under paragraph (1).

• (4) A supplier must provide reports as required by the notice.

Information requests

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• (1) Where the Secretary of State considers it necessary or expedient to do so for any of the purposes set out in regulation 60, the Secretary of State may give notice to any supplier or any customer requiring it, by a time specified in the notice—

• (a) to produce to the Secretary of State or a person nominated by the Secretary of State any document specified, or of a description specified, in the notice that is held by that supplier or customer, or

• (b) to provide to the Secretary of State or a person nominated by the Secretary of State, such information as may be specified or described in the notice.

• (2) No person is to be compelled under this regulation to produce any document which they could not be compelled to produce in civil proceedings in the court or to provide any information which they could not be compelled to give in evidence in any such proceedings.

Audit

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• (1) Where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so for the purposes set out in regulation 60(a), (b) or (c), the Secretary of State may by notice to a supplier require that an audit of the books, records, systems, processes and methodologies of the supplier is performed by a suitably qualified person (the “auditor”) appointed by the Secretary of State.

• (2) Where the Secretary of State requires an audit to be performed under paragraph (1)—

• (a) the supplier shall procure for the auditor access to its personnel, books, records, systems, processes and methodologies sufficient for performance of the audit;

• (b) the audit shall be performed so far as practicable without causing disruption to the supplier in carrying on its business;

• (c) the costs of the auditor are to be borne by the Secretary of State.

Purposes for which powers under this Chapter may be exercised

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The purposes are—

• (a) ascertaining whether any provision of the Regulations is being complied with;

• (b) ascertaining whether pursuant to any provision of Part 3 or Part 4, any significant amount—

• (i) is payable to, or

• (ii) upon that provision being complied with, would become payable to, or would not be payable by,

the Secretary of State;

• (c) otherwise ensuring the proper accounting for, tracing or control of public money in discount recovery;

• (d) obtaining information in connection with any review, including a review under section 9(5) of the Act, by the Secretary of State of the operation and effects of the scheme;

• (e) otherwise obtaining information in connection with the exercise of any of the functions of the Secretary of State in or under these Regulations.

Application of data protection legislation

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• (1) Nothing in these Regulations authorises or requires a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation, as defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018[^f00017].

• (2) In determining whether a disclosure would contravene that legislation, the powers conferred and duties imposed by regulations 57 to 59 are to be taken into account.

CHAPTER 4 — Certain determinations made under the Regulations

Interpretation of this Chapter

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• (1) In this Chapter—

• (a) “applicant” in relation to a review request, means the supplier or, under regulation 65(1), customer making the request;

• (b) reference to a “determination” includes a redetermination;

• (c) “Part 2 or Part 4 matter” means any matter which is to be determined or declared in relation to a supply contract by a supplier or customer under Part 2 or Part 4;

• (d) “Part 3 decision” means a decision by the Secretary of State—

• (i) under regulation 27, to withhold payment to a supplier of any amount in respect of a recovery claim amount;

• (ii) under regulation 28, as to the release of an amount withheld under regulation 27;

• (iii) under regulation 29, as to the reconciliation cut-off date in relation to any supplier;

• (iv) under regulation 31(1), to decline to make payment (in whole or part) in respect of a discount recovery claim on the grounds of invalidity;

• (v) under regulation 31(2), to adjust the amount of a discount recovery claim;

• (vi) under regulation 31(3), to give a notice that is to be treated as a discount recovery claim;

• (e) “other party” in relation to a review request under regulation 65(1), means the contract party which is not the applicant;

• (f) “reconsidered decision” has the meaning given in regulation 65(4)(c)(i);

• (g) “relevant decision” in relation to a review request, means the determination or decision in respect of which the request is made;

• (h) a “review request” is a request made to the Secretary of State under regulation 65(1) or (2).

• (2) For the purposes of this Chapter a referral under regulation 63 or a review request does not meet the applicable threshold if—

• (a) it is vexatious or frivolous,

• (b) the financial consequences for the applicant or (where applicable) the other party of a determination under regulation 63(3) or a reconsidered decision would not be material, or

• (c) the referral or review request is not made within a period which (in all the circumstances) is reasonable after—

• (i) the customer was notified or otherwise informed of the supplier’s determination referred to in regulation 63(1)(a), or

• (ii) (as the case may be) the relevant decision was made.

Referrals in respect of disagreement between contract parties

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• (1) Where, in relation to a supply contract, the customer disagrees with a determination made by the supplier in respect of a Part 2 or Part 4 matter—

• (a) the customer may, within a reasonable time after the supplier gave notice to or otherwise informed the customer of the determination, give notice to the supplier setting out what it disagrees with and explaining why it does;

• (b) following such notice the customer and the supplier must endeavour to resolve the disagreement, but this does not require or entitle the supplier to make any determination which is not consistent with these Regulations.

• (2) If the disagreement is resolved, the supplier shall, if such resolution so requires, redetermine the matter in question and give a revised notice to or otherwise inform the customer of such redetermination accordingly.

• (3) Subject to the exception in paragraph (3A), If the disagreement is not resolved within a reasonable time after the notice was given—

• (a) the supplier’s determination shall remain effective, and the relevant matter shall be determined on the basis of what is said in the notice, pending any determination pursuant to a reference under sub-paragraph (b);

• (b) the supplier or the customer may refer the matter for determination by the Secretary of State;

• (c) the Regulations shall apply in relation to the supply contract on the basis of the determination made by the Secretary of State and the contract parties shall comply with that determination.

• (3A) Where the disagreement is not resolved and the matter concerns a determination made by the supplier under or by virtue of regulations 19(3A) and (3B) or 39(1)(e) and (f)—

• (a) paragraph (3) does not apply, and

• (b) the supplier's determination remains effective.

• (4) The Secretary of State may decline to determine a matter referred under this regulation where the Secretary of State considers that the referral does not meet the applicable threshold, by giving notice to that effect to the contract parties setting out the reasons for so considering.

Power of the Secretary of State to make determinations

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• (1) This regulation applies if the Secretary of State considers that, in relation to a supply contract—

• (a) a determination by the supplier of any Part 2 or Part 4 matter, or a declaration by the customer in respect of a Part 4 matter, is not in conformity with the Regulations or is otherwise incorrect, or

• (b) a determination by the supplier or declaration by the customer which should have been made in respect of a Part 2 or Part 4 matter has not been made.

• (2) Where this regulation applies the Secretary of State may determine the Part 2 or Part 4 matter in question by giving notice of such determination to the contract parties.

• (3) Before making a determination under this regulation the Secretary of State must—

• (a) give notice to the contract parties—

• (i) setting out the matter in question;

• (ii) setting out the reasons for which the Secretary of State proposes to make a determination;

• (iii) setting out the determination which the Secretary of State proposes to make;

• (iv) inviting the contract parties to make representations in respect of the proposal by a time specified in the notice;

• (b) consider any representations made and not withdrawn by either contract party by that time.

• (4) The Regulations apply, in relation to the supply contract, on the basis of the determination made by the Secretary of State and the contract parties must comply with that determination.

Review of decisions of the Secretary of State

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• (1) A supplier or a customer may request the Secretary of State to review a determination made by the Secretary of State under regulation 63 or 64 in respect of a Part 2 or Part 4 matter.

• (2) A supplier may request the Secretary of State to review a Part 3 decision.

• (3) The Secretary of State may decline to review a relevant decision where the Secretary of State considers that the request does not meet the applicable threshold, by giving notice to that effect to the applicant setting out the Secretary of State’s reasons for so considering.

• (4) Except as provided in paragraph (3), upon receiving a review request, the Secretary of State must—

• (a) where the request relates to the determination of a Part 2 or Part 4 matter, give the other party a reasonable opportunity to submit its views on the determination;

• (b) reconsider the relevant decision;

• (c) give notice to the applicant and (where applicable) the other party of—

• (i) the outcome of the reconsideration (the “reconsidered decision”), and

• (ii) the reasons for the reconsidered decision.

• (5) The reconsidered decision is final and binding on the applicant and (where applicable) the other party, and a court may entertain proceedings for questioning the decision only if the proceedings are brought by a claim for judicial review.

Rules in relation to this Chapter

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• (1) The Secretary of State must, no later than 14 days after the scheme introduction date, make rules setting out procedures for—

• (a) a supplier or customer to make a referral under regulation 63;

• (b) the Secretary of State to determine a matter referred under regulation 63;

• (c) the Secretary of State to determine a matter under regulation 64;

• (d) a supplier or customer to request a review under regulation 65(1);

• (e) a supplier to request a review under regulation 65(2);

• (f) the Secretary of State to reconsider a relevant decision under regulation 65.

• (2) The rules may specify—

• (a) time periods within which any step to be taken in respect of a referral or review request must be taken;

• (b) thresholds of materiality for the purposes of regulation 62(2)(b).

CHAPTER 5 — Enforcement

Supplier obligations enforceable as relevant requirements

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• (1) The obligations of suppliers under the following provisions are enforceable by GEMA as if they were relevant requirements on a regulated person for the purposes of section 25 of the Electricity Act 1989[^f00018] or section 28 of the Gas Act 1986[^f00019]—

• (a) Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 2;

• (b) Part 4;

• (c) Part 5;

• (d) Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part.

• (2) Paragraph (1) applies in respect of a person which has ceased to hold an electricity supply licence or gas supply licence as described in regulation 4(3).

• (3) For the purposes of considering whether a supplier has contravened any obligation enforceable under paragraph (1), no—

• (a) determination of the Secretary of State under regulation 63 or 64;

• (b) reconsidered decision of the Secretary of State under regulation 65,

shall be called into question.

• (4) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a supplier may be contravening, or may have contravened, any of the requirements referred to in paragraph (1) the Secretary of State may so inform GEMA.

Civil penalties for customers

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• (1) A customer is liable to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (4) where the customer fails to make a relevant declaration by the required time.

• (2) A customer is liable to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (5) where the information in a relevant declaration made by the customer is defective.

• (3) But the customer is not liable—

• (a) to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (4), if the customer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it had a reasonable excuse for failing to make the relevant declaration by the required time or (in the case of paragraphs (4)(b) and (c)) within the relevant period after the required time (but see paragraph 12);

• (b) to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (5), if the customer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it took reasonable care to ensure that the information in the relevant declaration was not defective.

• (4) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the civil penalty is—

• (a) £1,000 for failure to make a relevant declaration by the required time;

• (b) an additional £1,000 for failure to make a relevant declaration within 28 days after the required time;

• (c) an additional civil penalty equal to 10 per cent of the default amount, for failure to make a relevant declaration within a further 30 days after that 28 days.

• (5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the civil penalty is 10 per cent of the default amount.

• (6) If the Secretary of State considers that a customer is liable to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (4) or (5) the Secretary of State must impose the civil penalty on the person by giving a notice (a “penalty notice”) to the customer.

• (7) The penalty notice must set out—

• (a) the grounds for liability;

• (b) the amount of the penalty;

• (c) the date by which the penalty must be paid (the “due date”), which must not be less than 28 days after the day on which the notice is given;

• (d) how payment may be made;

• (e) information about rights of appeal.

• (8) The customer to whom a penalty notice is given must pay the civil penalty set out in the notice as set out in the notice on or before the due date.

• (9) A civil penalty imposed by a penalty notice is recoverable by the Secretary of State as a civil debt.

• (10) A customer may appeal to the court against the imposition of a civil penalty.

• (11) In this regulation—

• (a) “default amount” means the amount by which the charges for energy supplied to the customer in the default period are increased as a result of the application of Part 4 following the making of the relevant declaration or the correction of the defective declaration;

• (b) in paragraph (a) the “default period” is the period between—

• (i) the required time or (as the case may be) the making of a defective declaration, and

• (ii) the time when the declaration was made or (as the case may be) a declaration which is not defective was made, or (if earlier) the end of the scheme period;

• (c) a declaration is “defective” where it is false or materially misleading or incomplete;

• (d) “penalty notice” has the meaning given in paragraph (5);

• (e) “relevant declaration” means a declaration required to be made by a customer under Part 4;

• (f) “required time” means the time by which, under the relevant provision of Part 4, a customer was required to make a relevant declaration.

• (12) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a) it is not a reasonable excuse that a supplier did not inform the customer of a determination under regulation 38(2)(b) or 43(2)(b), or send a declaration under regulation 47(2).

CHAPTER 6 — Notices

Notices

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• (1) Any notice or other communication to be given by the Secretary of State, a supplier or a customer under these Regulations must be given in writing.

• (2) Any notice to be given by the Secretary of State under the Regulations (unless it is to be given to a particular supplier or customer) may be given by the Secretary of State publishing the notice in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

Signed

Graham Stuart — Minister of State for Climate — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy — 2022-10-27

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations, which apply in Great Britain, establish the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for Non-Domestic Customers in Great Britain (“EBRS”). EBRS is a scheme for reducing the costs, to non-domestic customers, of being supplied with electricity or gas (“energy”) by a supplier that holds a supply licence under the Electricity Act 1989[^f00020] or Gas Act 1986[^f00021].

The Regulations require suppliers to reduce, by amounts prescribed by the Secretary of State, the prices that they charge customers for energy during the “scheme period” (1st October 2022 to 31st March 2023). Suppliers are entitled to recover from the Secretary of State reductions made under Parts 2 and 4, but not under Part 5, of the Regulations.

Part 1 (introductory) defines key terms and parameters of EBRS. With certain exceptions, EBRS applies in respect of all contracts for the supply of electricity and gas by licensed suppliers to non-domestic customers during the scheme period. However, the detail of its application to any given contract (including how discounts are calculated) depends on how prices are set under it.

Part 2 (discounted supply price) sets out how the discounts that are to be applied by suppliers are to be calculated, based on wholesale energy prices. The Regulations set out how the figures to be used in calculating discounts are derived (regulations 10 and 11). A supplier must first assign each contract to the correct category (e.g. “fixed price contract”: see regulations 12 and 14 to 16) before calculating the applicable discount and providing it to the customer (regulations 17 to 20).

Part 3 (discount recovery) deals with the process by which each supplier is entitled to be paid by the Secretary of State an amount equal to the charges it has foregone in applying discounts under Part 2. In specified circumstances, the amount that a supplier receives in response to its claim for payment of an amount in respect of discounts is adjusted. Where such adjustments result in a negative sum, the customer must pay that sum (as a positive amount) to the Secretary of State. Amounts claimed by suppliers may be withheld in certain cases, for example where a supplier has acted dishonestly or failed to take proper measures to prevent fraud.

Part 4 (adjustment of discount or supply quantity in certain cases) makes provision to prevent suppliers or customers from deriving greater benefit from EBRS than is intended in certain scenarios. The Regulations provide for the benefits that customers and suppliers receive from the scheme to be reduced to take account of their entry into specified kinds of arrangements.

Part 5 provides for an additional reduction to be applied to the amounts payable for energy by a defined group of customers who are supplied under so-called “deemed” or “out-of-contract” contracts. Reductions applied under Part 5 are not recoverable from the Secretary of State.

Part 6 (further provisions) deals with a number of different matters. Regulation 55 prohibits unreasonable increases in suppliers’ charges and other changes adverse to the customer. Regulation 56 implies terms relating to the scheme into non-domestic supply contracts. Regulations 59 to 62 impose information and reporting obligations. Regulations 62 to 66 make provision about the resolution of disputes arising from the operation of the scheme. Regulation 67 provides that specified obligations of suppliers under the regulations are enforceable by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. Regulation 68 provides for the Secretary of State to impose civil penalties in respect of missing or defective declarations under Part 4.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2022 c. 44.

[^f00002]: 1998 c. 11.

[^f00003]: 1971 c. 80.

[^f00004]: 2000 c. 17; Schedule 6 has been extensively amended, but the amendments are not relevant for the purposes of identifying the levy, and paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Schedule, which contain the core definition of the levy, have not been amended.

[^f00005]: Defined in the Energy Prices Act 2022, section 10(4).

[^f00006]: Defined in the Energy Prices Act 2022, section 10(8).

[^f00007]: Defined in the Energy Prices Act 2022, section 10(5) (in relation to GB non-domestic electricity supply) and section 10(9) in relation to GB non-domestic gas supply.

[^f00008]: 1989 c. 29. The definition of “distribute” and cognate terms in section 4(4) was inserted by section 28(3)(a) of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20); the definition of “transmission system” was substituted by section 135(4) of the Energy Act 2004.

[^f00009]: Defined in section 10(2) of the Energy Prices Act 2022.

[^f00010]: Defined in section 10(6) of the Energy Prices Act 2022.

[^f00011]: 2004 c. 20; section 173 has been amended, but the amendments are not relevant. The power of designation was exercised in S.I. 2014/1293.

[^f00012]: Defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44).

[^f00013]: 1986 c. 45; there are no relevant amendments to section 123.

[^f00014]: 1986 c. 44. The definition of “pipe-line system” was inserted by the Energy Act 2004, section 149(1) and (3).

[^f00015]: 1989 c. 29. The definition of “transmission licence” was substituted by the Energy Act 2004, section 136(1).

[^f00016]: The definition of “transmission system” was substituted by section 135(4) of the Energy Act 2004.

[^f00017]: 2018 c. 12; relevant provisions of section 3 were amended by S.I. 2019/419.

[^f00018]: 1989 c. 29. The definitions of “regulated person” and “relevant requirement” in section 25(8) were amended by S.I. 2011/2704, S.I. 2019/530, S.I. 2020/96 and S.I. 2020/2016.

[^f00019]: 1986 c. 44. The definitions of “regulated person” and “relevant requirement” in section 28(8) were amended by the Gas Act 1995, section 10(1) and S.I. 2011/2704.

[^f00020]: 1989 c. 29.

[^f00021]: 1986 c. 44.

Editorial notes

[^key-7a029af87eda0cf67d7a5d328c313c9a]: Reg. 1 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3cf18c50f982b0759d8f82fd687cd274]: Reg. 2 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1bcc4d6f87248d4ce4d18148fd3cc3db]: Reg. 3 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fb9296bc1f0cda72c0cfa40ed5339c31]: Reg. 4 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-db14a814e8885b6cdaf82ed307234736]: Reg. 5 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-af0cff0a504fcff379a9815d7f5add5b]: Reg. 6 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9c2e3932b4c347f6deadb79cc0243469]: Reg. 7 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-75c66f144dd76631913230ab0b2c89f6]: Reg. 8 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-4b8e0a2df9ce7227de329de50cf61490]: Reg. 9 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d0c865b2fd010350d6aed665f74ae341]: Reg. 10 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-adf3a46d4331dfe4f4621e2632a120de]: Reg. 11 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6db8938e12b1db8902add364ce92c537]: Reg. 12 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c08670bfd3e3b3de84033bc020ad4423]: Reg. 13 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e88e6fa217a0e81c1c50d691fc740f5d]: Reg. 14 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b4b5b3e8a746df42743747c660cc4f6f]: Reg. 15 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-eb0a05c527d561ac92f364d929ff2d92]: Reg. 16 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-488d3a81462224e91ad9be736ebdf2b2]: Reg. 17 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-378e83b43d51a90f9583df2daa6dbda3]: Reg. 18 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-19ac3d4369ff4f1851f2061bab0af9c2]: Reg. 19 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-5176a1d33d9a8b66e7bb877cf239e211]: Reg. 20 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-dc5cf76318c861a34cc6c7413e3bcf58]: Reg. 21 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e06b1f12fdecabc5d628cf32dbe1074c]: Reg. 22 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-5cce5ff0d2131d84eec91767ba7a82e1]: Reg. 23 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7e9d6f2b02694d8b8bb4c67febde8acf]: Reg. 24 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7b125bd1db5a192704642428546de480]: Reg. 25 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-51f5729b16413473f7a1f06e344df072]: Reg. 26 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0de5844d90e6c2d5679b6934242f7190]: Reg. 27 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-455d2623a4245de5fb2154e5f6ab3e58]: Reg. 28 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c6dee9ebef824bf28b26f28062a516a8]: Reg. 29 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-529d7c1b8d8564ba3d067ea9168c8321]: Reg. 30 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-754121cb5a7a54e782fc6d934f96fa08]: Reg. 31 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-70a961b61f8d80a15eeda81f76f8a53d]: Reg. 32 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-b48fdb6d840292e56c3c2c203f6b5c3b]: Reg. 33 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-1f92e0d422d1904a6f0a13a8297d1e95]: Reg. 34 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-52f702464148f6f3e38683631c65a66f]: Reg. 35 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-225552ce4e8032b533b5f6c5e1c00599]: Reg. 36 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ef26fa325847b807faecdb5b9877b1f6]: Reg. 37 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8d86472c3b7b81c12fe37919934fe6fb]: Reg. 38 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8f9dd3a11426d7a3827c57c208e205ba]: Reg. 39 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-02512126ef790857718b6026191830c3]: Reg. 40 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-78e83b9fc91c8f9afdd19f5a0f0d3921]: Reg. 41 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a62d6b2ffb6b8988a9adef7bf900b23e]: Reg. 42 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fa9677eaf4d0f794e0494097bee5542a]: Reg. 43 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d1c5098cdcaf54af5d15914ae789a675]: Reg. 44 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-e31d295143579d9846b2a308306950ec]: Reg. 45 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c803e566cbbcd0b134325d9fe10b5f4d]: Reg. 46 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-d62ea9de83cd9b232c2992e82bd9007f]: Reg. 47 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-639ea71776a0d8170b9fb9e02f41a05e]: Reg. 48 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0d8cfa26d51777ff48ca720b03120702]: Reg. 49 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-a87ef977083ce2f77ee684f577a16ced]: Reg. 50 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fdb3a19e11c5280c06931bbd05a57294]: Reg. 51 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cb6617c32dee4afa001bca4380f10d49]: Reg. 52 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-bab4d58d88b342d900b546c34116bbf2]: Reg. 53 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0e5cbc41ebe4d346f800c3231bc8aaab]: Reg. 54 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6d2db76d2f380e80d7a7f98767f51964]: Reg. 55 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-113f1fe2ef95493fc833d7c316cace62]: Reg. 56 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-fd6dd27c0410aa2a03ab3cdd3b32cdda]: Reg. 57 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-8be94462e11c08282793982ff47bc445]: Reg. 58 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-43bdd5a7d47a96c505f0a4d416bfe56e]: Reg. 59 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-534e00cae9242e5c0de0435f1ae8f490]: Reg. 60 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-afe5281d4b5764462f708234daa0e8d3]: Reg. 61 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-7a93ca643ac59ef84942dd90c0ee4632]: Reg. 62 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-87620c7078312b61c1424de7865398d7]: Reg. 63 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ce67288045bd2efdf1b0a9759fa8eabe]: Reg. 64 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-0fcea9af47feaddae3544a991958c78c]: Reg. 65 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-c7a6fd00c9e85fde6b661e9c68bd7077]: Reg. 66 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-119660988e70a040d8772d702f3d20b0]: Reg. 67 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-3de947db54a7650f13a7a0cffd3e02ef]: Reg. 68 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-6640b3b5d8188b0b717f686a91c90e85]: Reg. 69 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-9423e41412a6f61400c065134d1f38e0]: Words in reg. 44(2)(b) inserted (5.11.2022) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1125), regs. 1(1), 9

[^key-29f30cca6e3ae13091ab00999e6bd663]: Reg. 34(2)(3) substituted (26.4.2023) by The Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/453), regs. 1(1), 78 (with regs. 3, 4, 66)

[^key-0a08e9a6b9982415d0989fc6faafc8eb]: Reg. 19(3A)(3B) inserted (13.3.2025) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/204), regs. 1(1), 3

[^key-f1353c52400ffd5147280542924ced4a]: Reg. 39(1)(e)-(g) inserted (13.3.2025) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/204), regs. 1(1), 4

[^key-97c06c76988d5891fdf84dab1737b7be]: Reg. 63(3A) inserted (13.3.2025) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/204), regs. 1(1), 5(b)

[^key-ad289a501075e24edc89e25002da1d15]: Words in reg. 63(3) inserted (13.3.2025) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/204), regs. 1(1), 5(a)