The Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026
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7 Suppliers not participating in the Scheme in a scheme year
(1) This regulation applies to a licensed electricity supplier in a scheme year (the “current year”) if the supplier— (a) is not a scheme electricity supplier in relation to the current year; but (b) was— (i) where the current year is scheme year 16, an SY15 supplier; or (ii) in any other case, a scheme electricity supplier in relation to the scheme year preceding the current year. (2) A licensed electricity supplier to whom this regulation applies must— (a) place a statement on its website that it is not participating in the Scheme in the current year; and (b) notify its former core group customers in writing that it is not participating in the Scheme in the current year. (3) The statement under paragraph (2)(a) must— (a) be placed in a prominent and publicly accessible location on the licensed electricity supplier’s website on or before the relevant date; and (b) remain in a prominent and publicly accessible location on that website for the remainder of the current year. (4) The notification under paragraph (2)(b) must, so far as reasonably practicable, be given on or before the relevant date. (5) In this regulation— “former core group customer”, in relation to a supplier, means a person who— is a Scotland domestic customer of the supplier; and was— where the current year is scheme year 16, an SY15 customer of the supplier; or otherwise, a core group customer in the scheme year preceding the current year; “relevant date” means the date falling one month after the date on which the current year starts; “SY15 customer”, in relation to an SY15 supplier, means a person who was a core group customer (within the meaning given in regulation 9(2) of the 2022 Regulations) of that supplier in scheme year 15; “SY15 supplier” means a person who was a scheme electricity supplier (within the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the 2022 Regulations) in relation to scheme year 15.
7 Suppliers not participating in the Scheme in a scheme year
(1) This regulation applies to a licensed electricity supplier in a scheme year (the “current year”) if the supplier— (a) is not a scheme electricity supplier in relation to the current year; but (b) was— (i) where the current year is scheme year 16, an SY15 supplier; or (ii) in any other case, a scheme electricity supplier in relation to the scheme year preceding the current year. (2) A licensed electricity supplier to whom this regulation applies must— (a) place a statement on its website that it is not participating in the Scheme in the current year; and (b) notify its former core group customers in writing that it is not participating in the Scheme in the current year. (3) The statement under paragraph (2)(a) must— (a) be placed in a prominent and publicly accessible location on the licensed electricity supplier’s website on or before the relevant date; and (b) remain in a prominent and publicly accessible location on that website for the remainder of the current year. (4) The notification under paragraph (2)(b) must, so far as reasonably practicable, be given on or before the relevant date. (5) In this regulation— “former core group customer”, in relation to a supplier, means a person who— is a Scotland domestic customer of the supplier; and was— where the current year is scheme year 16, an SY15 customer of the supplier; or otherwise, a core group customer in the scheme year preceding the current year; “relevant date” means the date falling one month after the date on which the current year starts; “SY15 customer”, in relation to an SY15 supplier, means a person who was a core group customer (within the meaning given in regulation 9(2) of the 2022 Regulations) of that supplier in scheme year 15; “SY15 supplier” means a person who was a scheme electricity supplier (within the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the 2022 Regulations) in relation to scheme year 15.
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