The Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/415
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendments to the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015

The Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 are amended as set out below.

Section 3 Amendments to the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015

(1) Regulation 8 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)(a)(ii), for “two consecutive financial quarters”, substitute “one financial quarter” .

(3) In paragraph (4)(c), after “that person’s business”, insert “or would have been but for the application of regulation 9A” .

Section 4 Amendments to the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015

After regulation 9 insert—

Modification of the application of Regulation 9

(9A)

(1) This regulation applies in relation to an EII application—

(a) which is made before 1 st April 2026;

(b) in respect of which the relevant period by virtue of regulation 9(2)(a) would, but for the application of this regulation, be the three most recent consecutive business years for which there are annual accounts for the business; and

(c) in which the applicant has included a request that this regulation should apply.

(2) Where this regulation applies, the applicant may specify in the application any three of the five most recent business years for which there are annual accounts in respect of the business and the expression “ relevant period ” is to be construed as a reference to the period or periods covered by the accounts specified by the applicant.