Common use of Assent to the Agreement Clause in Contracts

Assent to the Agreement. You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. The date shown on the finalised agreement is the activation date. A copy of the Underlying Agreement will be emailed to the Responsible Person directly from the EA. The Responsible Person must email the EA to give their assent and must follow the instructions in the original email from the EA (i.e. send to the right email address and state the right words in the title and body of the email). The assent must come from the email address of the Responsible Person. The EA will confirm when an assent has been received and will make the agreement live on their registry. Once this has been completed, the EA will email the finalised agreement containing the agreement activation date, back to the Responsible person. What is the Underlying Agreement? The Underlying Agreement is between the organisation and the Environment Agency. It has been generated using the information submitted in your application. It is a standard document that is issued to every company that signs up to a CCA. You may wish your legal colleagues to check over it however be aware that the wording cannot be changed at all and you are entering into a voluntary agreement. What you do need to check on the agreement is the data shown from page 22 onwards is correct as these contain company specific information including your target. The agreement will not be made public but certain pieces of information contained within the agreements will be published. The Claim Discount Pay Joining and Annual Fees ‘reduced rate certificate’ is published by the EA and contains the site’s Facility Identifier, Target Unit Operator Name, site/facility address and Scheme Entry Date, please see: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/upl oads/system/uploads/attachment_dat a/file/430819/LIT_8077.pdf Check Eligibility Base Year Assessment Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement Claim discount You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. You can claim the discount on the CCL by completing the HM Revenue & Customs forms PP10 and PP11. Once you have received your activated Underlying Agreement back from the Environment Agency, you will see that on the first page, there is an ‘’agreement date’’. This is the date that you need to enter on the claim forms where they ask for ‘’date from which the relief applies’’. If you are unable to complete the PP10 and PP11 forms immediately, you can complete them later and submit with the relief date backdated to the agreement date. (However you cannot backdate more than 4 years!) PP10 and PP11 forms are valid for five years from the date that they are submitted. They must be resubmitted if you change energy supplier, change the percentage CCL relief being claimed or if five years have lapsed and they become invalid. Detailed guidance on how to download the online forms and complete them can be found in AIC Note 04: Completing HMRC PP10 and PP11 Forms. Pay Joining and Annual Fees Claim Discount

Assent to the Agreement. You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. The date shown on the finalised agreement is the activation date. A copy of the Underlying Agreement will be emailed to the Responsible Person directly from the EA. The Responsible Person must email the EA to give their assent and must follow the instructions in the original email from the EA (i.e. send to the right email address and state the right words in the title and body of the email). The assent must come from the email address of the Responsible Person. The EA will confirm when an assent has been received and will make the agreement live on their registry. Once this has been completed, the EA will email the finalised agreement containing the agreement activation date, back to the Responsible person. What is the Underlying Agreement? The Underlying Agreement is between the organisation and the Environment Agency. It has been generated using the information submitted in your application. It is a standard document that is issued to every company that signs up to a CCA. You may wish your legal colleagues to check over it however be aware that the wording cannot be changed at all and you are entering into a voluntary agreement. What you do need to check on the agreement is the data shown from page 22 onwards is correct as these contain company specific information including your target. The agreement will not be made public but certain pieces of information contained within the agreements will be published. The Claim Discount Pay Joining and Annual Fees ‘reduced rate certificate’ is published by the EA and contains the site’s Facility Identifier, Target Unit Operator Name, site/facility address Name and Scheme Entry Date, please see: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/upl oads/system/uploads/attachment_dat a/file/430819file/474015/LIT_8077.pdf LIT_8090.pdf Check Eligibility Base Year Assessment Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement Claim discount You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. You can claim the discount on the CCL by completing the HM Revenue & Customs forms PP10 and PP11. Once you have received your activated Underlying Agreement back from the Environment Agency, you will see that on the first page, there is an ‘’agreement date’’. This is the date that you need to enter on the claim forms where they ask for ‘’date from which the relief applies’’. If you are unable to complete the PP10 and PP11 forms immediately, you can complete them later and submit with the relief date backdated to the agreement date. (However you cannot backdate more than 4 years!) PP10 and PP11 forms are valid for five years from the date that they are submitted. They must be resubmitted if you change energy supplier, change the percentage CCL relief being claimed or if five years have lapsed and they become invalid. Detailed guidance on how to download the online forms and complete them can be found in AIC BMPA Note 04: Completing HMRC PP10 and PP11 Forms. Pay Joining and Annual Fees Claim DiscountDiscount Check Eligibility

Assent to the Agreement. You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. The date shown on the finalised agreement is the activation date. A copy of the Underlying Agreement will be emailed to the Responsible Person directly from the EA. The Responsible Person must email the EA to give their assent and must follow the instructions in the original email from the EA (i.e. send to the right email address and state the right words in the title and body of the email). The assent must come from the email address of the Responsible Person. The EA will confirm when an assent has been received and will make the agreement live on their registry. Once this has been completed, the EA will email the finalised agreement containing the agreement activation date, back to the Responsible person. What is the Underlying Agreement? The Underlying Agreement is between the organisation and the Environment Agency. It has been generated using the information submitted in your application. It is a standard document that is issued to every company that signs up to a CCA. You may wish your legal colleagues to check over it however be aware that the wording cannot be changed at all and you are entering into a voluntary agreement. What you do need to check on the agreement is the data shown from page 22 onwards is correct as these contain company specific information including your target. The agreement will not be made public but certain pieces of information contained within the agreements will be published. The Claim Discount Pay Joining and Annual Fees ‘reduced rate certificate’ is published by the EA and contains the site’s Facility Identifier, Target Unit Operator Name, site/facility address Name and Scheme Entry Date, please see: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/upl oads/system/uploads/attachment_dat a/file/430819/LIT_8077.pdf Check Eligibility Base Year Assessment Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement Claim discount You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. Check Eligibility Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement You can claim the discount on the CCL by completing the HM Revenue & Customs forms PP10 and PP11. Once you have received your activated Underlying Agreement back from the Environment Agency, you will see that on the first page, there is an ‘’agreement date’’. This is the date that you need to enter on the claim forms where they ask for ‘’date from which the relief applies’’. If you are unable to complete the PP10 and PP11 forms immediately, you can complete them later and submit with the relief date backdated to the agreement date. (However you cannot backdate more than 4 years!) PP10 and PP11 forms are valid for five years from the date that they are submitted. They must be resubmitted if you change energy supplier, change the percentage CCL relief being claimed or if five years have lapsed and they become invalid. Detailed guidance on how to download the online forms and complete them can be found in AIC techUK Note 04: Completing HMRC PP10 and PP11 Forms. Pay Joining and Annual Fees Claim DiscountDiscount Check Eligibility Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement

Assent to the Agreement. You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. The date shown on the finalised agreement is the activation date. A copy of the Underlying Agreement will be emailed to the Responsible Person directly from the EA. The Responsible Person must email the EA to give their assent and must follow the instructions in the original email from the EA (i.e. send to the right email address and state the right words in the title and body of the email). The assent must come from the email address of the Responsible Person. The EA will confirm when an assent has been received and will make the agreement live on their registry. Once this has been completed, the EA will email the finalised agreement containing the agreement activation date, back to the Responsible person. What is the Underlying Agreement? The Underlying Agreement is between the organisation and the Environment Agency. It has been generated using the information submitted in your application. It is a standard document that is issued to every company that signs up to a CCA. You may wish your legal colleagues to check over it however be aware that the wording cannot be changed at all and you are entering into a voluntary agreement. What you do need to check on the agreement is the data shown from page 22 onwards is correct as these contain company specific information including your target. The agreement will not be made public but certain pieces of information contained within the agreements will be published. The Claim Discount Pay Joining and Annual Fees ‘reduced rate certificate’ is published by the EA and contains the site’s Facility Identifier, Target Unit Operator Name, site/facility address Facility Name and Scheme Entry Date, please see: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/upl oads/system/uploads/attachment_dat a/file/430819file/482469/LIT_8077.pdf LIT_8118.pdf Check Eligibility Base Year Assessment Decide on set up of CCA Prepare Application Respond to queries Assent to the Agreement Claim discount You cannot claim CCL discount until the Underlying Agreement is finalised and activated by the Environment Agency. You can claim the discount on the CCL by completing the HM Revenue & Customs forms PP10 and PP11. Once you have received your activated Underlying Agreement back from the Environment Agency, you will see that on the first page, there is an ‘’agreement date’’. This is the date that you need to enter on the claim forms where they ask for ‘’date from which the relief applies’’. If you are unable to complete the PP10 and PP11 forms immediately, you can complete them later and submit with the relief date backdated to the agreement date. (However you cannot backdate more than 4 years!) PP10 and PP11 forms are valid for five years from the date that they are submitted. They must be resubmitted if you change energy supplier, change the percentage CCL relief being claimed or if five years have lapsed and they become invalid. Detailed guidance on how to download the online forms and complete them can be found in AIC NAMB Note 04: Completing HMRC PP10 and PP11 Forms. Pay Joining and Annual Fees Claim Discount