Part 2: Revenue collection contracts Section 17: Duties of a revenue collection counterparty
This section sets out the duties of a revenue collection counterparty.
	Subsection (1) makes it clear that it is a duty of a person who has been designated as a revenue collection counterparty to comply with the revenue regulations and any direction from the Secretary of State made under this Part.
	Subsections (2) to (3) lay out examples of the duties the revenue regulations may place on the revenue collection counterparty and the powers that the Secretary of State may exercise over the counterparty, including the situations that may require consultation with, or the consent of, the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (4) also places a duty on the revenue collection counterparty to exercise its functions to ensure that it can meet its liabilities under revenue collection contracts. This includes its functions relating to the recovery of sums from licensed electricity suppliers (see section 19).
	Subsection (5) says that revenue regulations must make provision for what the Secretary of State thinks is necessary to ensure that the revenue collection counterparty can meet its liabilities under revenue collection contracts.