2024 No. 442
The Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1) and (2) and 11(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Energy Prices Act 20221.
In accordance with sections 9(6), 11(6) and 26(4) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 20232
In the Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 20232, in regulation 17 (qualifying heat suppliers: applications for certificates)—
a
in paragraph (4), after “must” insert “, on or before the application end date,”
;
b
after paragraph (9), insert—
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For the purposes of paragraph (4), “application end date” means a day specified in Chapter 3 rules as the last day on which a qualifying heat supplier may apply for a QHS certificate.
Amendment of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 20233
In the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 20233, in regulation 17 (qualifying heat suppliers: applications for certificates)—
a
in paragraph 4, after “must” insert “, on or before the application end date,”
;
b
after paragraph (9), insert—
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For the purposes of paragraph (4), “application end date” means a day specified in Chapter 3 rules as the last day on which a qualifying heat supplier may apply for a QHS certificate.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)