The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022

Energy price support provided by the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for Non-Domestic Customers in Northern Ireland N.I.

3.—(1) In these Regulations, “ scheme benefit” means—

(a) the discount applied to the supply price under a supply contract between an energy supplier and an intermediary in any billing period under regulation 19 of the NI EBRS Regulations, expressed as an amount in pounds sterling or in pounds sterling per kWh of energy [F1 ;]

(b) where the intermediary is a QFDC, required reductions applied to a qualifying amount payable by the QFDC in respect of its qualifying supply in any billing period under regulation 58 of the NI EBRS Regulations, expressed as an amount in pounds sterling or in pounds sterling per kWh of energy [F2 ; or]

[F3 (c) where the intermediary is also an end user, the pass-through amount provided to the end user by virtue of these Regulations.]

(2) A scheme benefit is provided to an intermediary—

(a) when the energy supplier informs the intermediary under regulation 19(1)(d) of the NI EBRS Regulations of the discount that has been applied to the supply price under the supply contract;

(b) where the intermediary is a QFDC, when the energy supplier informs the QFDC under regulation 58(1)(c) of the NI EBRS Regulations of the amount of the required reductions or the basis on which they can be determined; or

(c) where the intermediary is also an end user, when a pass-through amount is provided to it by virtue of these Regulations.

(3) A scheme benefit that has been provided to an intermediary is not treated as having been provided to the extent that the intermediary has notified the energy supplier that the discount or any required reductions have been applied in error and the intermediary is taking reasonable steps to correct the error in accordance with requirements by or under the NI EBRS Regulations.

(4) In this regulation—

“energy supplier” means a licensed electricity supplier(1) or a licensed gas supplier(2); and

“QFDC” means a qualifying financially disadvantaged customer within the meaning of Part 5 of the NI EBRS Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Semicolon in reg. 3(1)(a) substituted for word (7.12.2022) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1280), regs. 1(2), 12(a)

F2 Word in reg. 3(1)(b) substituted (7.12.2022) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1280), regs. 1(2), 12(b)

F3 Reg. 3(1)(c) inserted (7.12.2022) by The Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1280), regs. 1(2), 12(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 5.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

See section 10(2) of the Act for the meaning of this term.

(2)

See section 10(6) of the Act for the meaning of this term.