Section A contains the rules covering the different types of BSC Party and how they join, participate in, and leave the BSC. It sets out: how new Parties accede and register; the different capacities that Parties can register in; requirements for Parties to register with the Central Registration Agent (CRA); and provisions for the withdrawal, expulsion or transfer of Parties.

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<div data-id="section-a-1-1.1">1.1 Introduction</div>

<div data-id="section-a-1-1.2">1.2 Parties</div>

<div data-id="section-a-1-1.3">1.3 Participation capacities</div>

<div data-id="section-a-1-1.4">1.4 <u class='defined-term'>Energy Account</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-a-1-1.4A">1.4A <u class='defined-term'>Virtual Balancing Account</u>s</div>

<div data-id="section-a-1">1. GENERAL</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.1">2.1 Admission of new Parties</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.2">2.2 Accession Procedure</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.3">2.3 Disputes as to admission</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.4">2.4 Accession</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.5">2.5 Application fee</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.6">2.6 Withdrawal of a <u class='defined-term'>Party</u> which does not commence trading</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2-2.7">2.7 Novation Procedure</div>

<div data-id="section-a-2">2. ACCESSION</div>

<div data-id="section-a-3-3.1">3.1 <u class='defined-term'>Party Details</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-3-3.2">3.2 Provision of <u class='defined-term'>Party Details</u> to <u class='defined-term'>BSCCo</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-3-3.3">3.3 Role of <u class='defined-term'>BSCCo</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-3">3. PARTY DETAILS AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO <u class='defined-term'>BSCCo</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-4-4.1">4.1 Registration requirements</div>

<div data-id="section-a-4-4.2">4.2 <u class='defined-term'>Party Registration Data</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-4-4.3">4.3 Initial registration in CRS</div>

<div data-id="section-a-4-4.4">4.4 Changes to the <u class='defined-term'>Party Registration Data</u></div>

<div data-id="section-a-4-4.5">4.5 General provisions</div>

<div data-id="section-a-4">4. PARTY REGISTRATION</div>

<div data-id="section-a-5-5.1">5.1 Withdrawal</div>

<div data-id="section-a-5-5.2">5.2 Expulsion</div>

<div data-id="section-a-5-5.3">5.3 General provisions</div>

<div data-id="amendment-record--section-a">AMENDMENT RECORD – SECTION A</div>

<div data-id="section-a">SECTION A: PARTIES AND PARTICIPATION</div>

CONTENTS

Ma BSC Section A: Parties and Participation V14.0

Defined Terms

Cross-references