Commentary on provisions of Act Support for meeting energy costs etc Section 15: Role of other bodies in giving support for meeting energy costs etc
This section will provide for a designated body to take action in support of a step taken by the Secretary of State under Section 13(1), including the delivery of financial assistance for energy bills in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	This section provides for the appointment of designated bodies to act on the Secretary of State’s behalf to receive and distribute monies, including undertaking necessary monitoring and evaluation and cost recovery steps. This section allows the Secretary of State to make, by regulations, provisions in connection with designated bodies taking action.
	A designated body for the purposes of this section can be a local authority, a heat supplier, or any other statutory body so designated.