74.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a disputing party may use the procedure in this Chapter to dispute any calculation or determination made by the Settlement Body under Part 6 or 7.
(2) The procedure in this Chapter may not be used to dispute the correctness of any data used in making a calculation or determination, which has been provided to the Settlement Body by another person under these Regulations or capacity market rules, except for non-BSC data provided by a capacity provider.
(3) In this Chapter, “disputing party” means, as appropriate, a supplier or a capacity provider.
(4) In paragraph (2), “non-BSC data” means data provided by or on behalf of a capacity provider which is not provided under the Balancing and Settlement Code, irrespective of whether the capacity provider is a party to the Balancing and Settlement Code.
75.—(1) A disputing party may give a notice (“a disputes notice”) to the Settlement Body of a dispute.
(2) A disputes notice must—
(a)set out the matters giving rise to the dispute and the outcome sought by the disputing party; and
(b)be given not later than 28 days after the disputing party receives notice of the calculation or determination giving rise to the dispute.
76.—(1) After receiving a disputes notice which complies with regulation 75(2), the Settlement Body must, subject to paragraph (2), review the disputed calculation or determination, and decide whether to uphold it or to substitute a different calculation or determination.
(2) The Settlement Body may, to assist in determining a dispute, appoint an independent person to consider the matter in dispute and provide a report on the matter, or an audit of any disputed calculation.
(3) The Settlement Body must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a disputes notice, give notice to the disputing party whether it—
(a)is considering the disputed matter;
(b)has appointed an independent person to consider the disputed matter under paragraph (2); or
(c)has rejected the disputes notice on the ground that it does not comply with regulation 75(2).
(4) The Settlement Body must determine a dispute—
(a)where it commissions a report or audit under paragraph (2), not later than 28 days after receiving the report or audit; and
(b)in any other case, not later than 28 days after receiving the disputes notice.
(5) The Settlement Body must as soon as reasonably practicable after determining a dispute give a notice to the disputing party of its decision and the reason for that decision.
(6) The references in this regulation to “an independent person” include a panel of persons, either—
(a)established under an industry code; or
(b)appointed by the Settlement Body for the purpose of considering disputes under this Chapter,
provided that all the panel members who consider the dispute are independent from the Settlement Body and the disputing party.