Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

Transfer of monies by Minister to distribution system operator for purposes of Scheme

3. (1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after he or she has been notified by the distribution system operator in accordance with section 4 (1)(b), with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, transfer to the distribution system operator, from the monies allocated under section 2 , the amount to be used by the distribution system operator for the sole purpose of the Scheme, in accordance with section 4 .

(2) The Minister may request information additional to that notified to him or her in accordance with section 4 (1)(b), including up-to-date information in relation to the number of domestic electricity accounts, from the distribution system operator for the purpose of transferring the amount under subsection (1).