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Paragraph 1 ElectricityF1

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), and sections 3 and 4—

(a)

a public body or undertaking (“A”) is supplied with electricity where—

(i)

A agrees with a person (“B”) that B will supply electricity to A;

(ii)

A receives a supply further to that agreement; and

(iii)

that supply is measured by a metering device or is an unmetered supply;

(b)

A is supplied with electricity received by another public body or undertaking (“C”) where—

(i)

A agrees with B that B will supply electricity to C;

(ii)

C receives a supply further to that agreement; and

(iii)

that supply is measured by a metering device or is an unmetered supply.

(2)

A supply of electricity is made at the time it is received.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the electricity is used directly for—

(a)

the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity; or

(b)

the transport, supply or shipping of gas.

(4)

In this paragraph,—

“unmetered supply” is a supply of electricity to premises which is—

  1. (a)

    supplied otherwise than through a metering device; and

  2. (b)

    F2is connected to a distribution system of an electricity distributor within the meaning of—

    1. (i)

      in Great Britain, section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989; or

    2. (ii)

      in Northern Ireland, article 3 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (with savings) (1.10.2018) by The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Revocation and Savings) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/841), arts. 1, 3

F2

Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4) substituted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/502), arts. 1(1), 6(2)