Paragraph 1 UtilitiesI1

A contract between an electricity supplier and a consumer for the supply of electricity to any premises.

A contract between a gas supplier and a consumer for the supply of gas to any premises.

A contract between a heat supplier and a consumer for the supply of heating, cooling or hot water by means of a relevant heat network.

In England and Wales, a contract between a licensed water supplier, or licensed sewerage supplier, and a consumer for the supply of water or sewerage services.

In Scotland, a contract between a licensed water supplier, or licensed sewerage supplier, and a consumer for the supply of water or sewerage services.

In Northern Ireland—

In this paragraph—

• “electricity supplier” means a person who is authorised to supply electricity—

  1. (a)

     by a licence under Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 or Part 2 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1)),

  2. (b)

     by virtue of an exemption granted under the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3270), or

  3. (c)

     by virtue of an exemption granted under the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.I. 2013/93 (N.I. 1));

• “gas supplier” means a person who is authorised to supply gas—

  1. (a)

     by a licence under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or Part 2 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), or

  2. (b)

     by virtue of the exemption in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2A to the Gas Act 1986;

• “heat supplier” means a person who is authorised to supply heating, cooling or hot water by an authorisation conferred under regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023;

• “licensed sewerage supplier” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, a sewerage licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, a person supplying sewerage services under a sewerage services licence within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3);

• “licensed water supplier” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, a water supply licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, a person supplying water under a water services licence within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “relevant heat network” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023;

• “sewerage undertaker” and “water undertaker” have the same meanings as in the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.