The Electricity (Connection Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015

Procedure for the determination of individual disputes

3.—(1) Where an individual dispute is referred to the Authority, the Authority must, at the outset, send to the parties a notice of procedure for the determination of individual disputes.

(2) The notice under sub-paragraph (1) must—

(a) set out a timetable by which each part of the procedure for the determination of individual disputes under this Schedule is to take place;

(b) provide a list of any documentation or other evidence that the Authority has received in connection with the dispute and inform the parties that such documentation or other evidence may be disclosed to other parties to the dispute unless it is specifically classed as confidential by the party to whom it belongs before the date expressly stated in the notice;

(c) inform the parties of any specific information that the Authority is requesting as part of the written statement prepared in accordance with paragraph 7; and

(d) explain the manner in which the Authority intends to publish the determination decision.

(3) Upon receipt of a notice under sub-paragraph (1), the parties to the dispute must provide the Authority with—

(a) the information specified in sub-paragraph (2)(c);

(b) any other information that they consider relevant to the dispute.

(4) If the Authority decides it is necessary to obtain third party advice in relation to technical issues or any other issues that may arise during the determination, it must inform the parties to the dispute of its request for such advice and indicate to them in writing how that request will affect the timetable outlined in the notice issued under sub-paragraph (1).

(5) At any time after receiving a written statement the Authority may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, request an oral hearing in accordance with paragraph 9.

(6) If the Authority is satisfied that it has sufficient information to determine a dispute, it must prepare a draft determination statement containing the submissions of the parties and then send that statement to the parties for comment.

(7) When the Authority has received comments from the parties, and is satisfied that it has sufficient information to make the determination decision, it must prepare and then issue to the parties a final determination statement.

(8) The parties must, within one week of receiving a final determination statement, notify the Authority of any issue or information within that statement that should be excluded because such issue or information is of a confidential nature.

(9) The Authority shall, upon receipt of any notification under sub-paragraph (8), make the necessary adjustments to the final determination statement and then publish that statement on its website in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(d).