Explanatory Notes

Energy Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 16

18 October 2011

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Energy Efficiency

Chapter 1: Green Deal
Gas and electricity codes
Section 24: Recovering Green Deal payments: electricity suppliers

88.This section amends Schedules 6 and 7 to the Electricity Act 1989 (the electricity code) to give electricity suppliers the right to take action in the event that a bill payer defaults on relevant payments, where relevant payments include payments for the supply of electricity and for a green deal plan, and to allow sums owed under a green deal plan to be collected from electricity prepayment meters.

89.Subsections (2) to (6) contain the insertions and substitutions to be made in Schedules 6 and 7 to the Electricity Act 1989.