Commentary on Sections Part 2: Electricity Market Reform Chapter 2: Contracts for difference Section 19: Information and advice
122.Section 19 enables the regulations to make provision to ensure that information and advice required to make the scheme work is provided to the bodies requiring it at appropriate points, including from generators and suppliers, as well as from the Northern Ireland system operator and Authority for Utility Regulation for the purpose of allowing the CFD to operate in Northern Ireland. It enables regulations to make provision governing the use and protection of information so received to ensure it is handled in an appropriate manner.
123.It will also allow the Secretary of State and the Regulator to monitor the scheme and for the Secretary of State to require advice from the national system operator, the CFD counterparty body and the Regulator necessary for making decisions about the running of the scheme.