The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022
These Regulations make provision for pass-through requirements in relation to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme in Northern Ireland (NI EBRS) and the Energy Price Guarantee in Northern Ireland (NI EPG). Pass-through requirements are imposed on a “relevant intermediary” (as defined in regulation 2) and establish that they must pass-through the benefits of NI EBRS or NI EPG (as appropriate) to an “end user” to whom energy has been made available (defined in section 19(3) of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44) but excluding any person to whom a relevant intermediary supplies or makes available energy outside Northern Ireland). These Regulations apply in respect of relevant intermediaries, other than a) those constituting an “intermediary” as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1124) and b) those providing certain types of hospitality accommodation (defined as an “excluded intermediary” under these Regulations).