(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations modify the standard conditions in electricity and gas supply licences in Great Britain. The purpose of the modifications is to ensure that billing of gas and electricity is based on actual consumption at least once a year, that consumers have regular access to bills and billing information free of charge and that on request suppliers provide electronic billing and an easily understandable explanation of how a bill was derived.
The modifications give effect to provisions on billing and billing information for gas and electricity consumption in Articles 10 and 11 of and Annex VII to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ No L 315, 14.11.2012, p1).
Regulation 2 and Schedule 1 modify the standard conditions of electricity supply licences granted under the Electricity Act 1989.
Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 modify the standard conditions of gas supply licences granted under the Gas Act 1986.
A copy of the full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the cost of business and the voluntary sector is available from Retail Energy Markets Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW. The full impact assessment and a transposition note is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.
The licences modified by these Regulations may be inspected on the public register of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) at https://epr.ofgem.gov.uk/Document or by contacting Ofgem at 9 Millbank, London, SW1P 3GE.