Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.68When user-pays fee is payable
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sec.68 When user-pays fee is payable
The energy and water ombudsman must at least 14 days, but no more than 1 month, before the end of each quarter— work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee for the next quarter payable by each utility entity who is then a scheme participant; and give the scheme participant an invoice for the fee. If an energy entity becomes a scheme participant during a quarter, the energy and water ombudsman must— work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee payable by the scheme participant for the period (the part quarter ) from when the entity became a scheme participant to the end of the quarter; and give the scheme participant an invoice for the amount of the fee for the part quarter. For applying section 69 for the part quarter, a reference in section 69 to the assessed quarter is taken to include a reference to the part quarter. The user-pays fee for the next quarter or part quarter is payable 14 days after the scheme participant receives the invoice. This section does not apply to a scheme participant that is a prescribed energy entity. s 68 amd 2010 No. 53 s 3 sch 1 ; 2020 No. 14 s 25 (sec.68-ssec.1) The energy and water ombudsman must at least 14 days, but no more than 1 month, before the end of each quarter— work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee for the next quarter payable by each utility entity who is then a scheme participant; and give the scheme participant an invoice for the fee. (sec.68-ssec.2) If an energy entity becomes a scheme participant during a quarter, the energy and water ombudsman must— work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee payable by the scheme participant for the period (the part quarter ) from when the entity became a scheme participant to the end of the quarter; and give the scheme participant an invoice for the amount of the fee for the part quarter. (sec.68-ssec.3) For applying section 69 for the part quarter, a reference in section 69 to the assessed quarter is taken to include a reference to the part quarter. (sec.68-ssec.4) The user-pays fee for the next quarter or part quarter is payable 14 days after the scheme participant receives the invoice. (sec.68-ssec.5) This section does not apply to a scheme participant that is a prescribed energy entity.
- (a) work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee for the next quarter payable by each utility entity who is then a scheme participant; and
- (b) give the scheme participant an invoice for the fee.
- (a) work out, under section 69 , the user-pays fee payable by the scheme participant for the period (the part quarter ) from when the entity became a scheme participant to the end of the quarter; and
- (b) give the scheme participant an invoice for the amount of the fee for the part quarter.