(1)Electricity capacity regulations may make provision for payments to be made by electricity suppliers or capacity providers to a settlement body (see section 28(4)(g)) for the purpose of enabling the body—
(a)to meet such descriptions of its costs as the Secretary of State considers appropriate;
(b)to hold sums in reserve;
(c)to cover losses in the case of insolvency or default of an electricity supplier or capacity provider.
(2)In subsection (1)(a) “costs” means costs in connection with the performance of any function conferred by or by virtue of this Chapter.
(3)Electricity capacity regulations may make provision to require electricity suppliers or capacity providers to provide financial collateral to a settlement body (whether in cash, securities or any other form).
(4)Provision made by virtue of this section may include provision for—
(a)a settlement body to determine the form and terms of any financial collateral;
(b)a settlement body to calculate or determine, in accordance with such criteria as may be provided for by or under the regulations, amounts which are owed by an electricity supplier or capacity provider or are to be provided as financial collateral by an electricity supplier or capacity provider;
(c)the issuing of notices by a settlement body to require the payment or provision of such amounts.
(5)Provision made by virtue of subsection (4)(b) may provide for anything which is to be calculated or determined under the regulations to be calculated or determined by such persons, in accordance with such procedure and by reference to such matters and to the opinion of such persons, as may be specified in the regulations.