If the Secretary of State considers that some customers of an energy supplier (the "disadvantaged customers") are treated less favourably than other customers of the energy supplier (the "advantaged customers") as respects charges for energy, the Secretary of State may by regulations make a scheme for the adjustment of charges for energy with a view to eliminating or reducing the less favourable treatment.
The following provisions of this section apply for the purposes of making regulations under this section.
The Secretary of State may take into account as the disadvantaged customers—
The Secretary of State may take into account as the advantaged customers—
The categories of customers mentioned in subsection (3) and (4) are—
The Secretary of State may take into account—
The Secretary of State may make such assumptions and calculations as he or she considers to be appropriate for the purposes of this section, including assumptions and calculations to enable him or her to take into account—
In this section "relevant", in relation to a customer, means a customer who is one of the disadvantaged customers or one of the advantaged customers.