{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-gas-and-electricity-tariff-cap-act-2018/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-gas-and-electricity-tariff-cap-act-2018/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/21",
  "legislation_title": "Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-gas-and-electricity-tariff-cap-act-2018",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the Authority” has the meaning given by section 1(1);\n“deemed supply contract” means a contract deemed to exist pursuant to any of the following provisions—\n(a)paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to the Gas Act 1986;\n(b)paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act 1989;\n(c)paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to the Gas Act 1995;\n(d)paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Utilities Act 2000;\n“default rate” has the meaning given by section 1(4);\n“domestic customer” means a customer under a domestic supply contract;\n“domestic supply contract” means a contract (including a deemed supply contract) for the supply of gas or electricity at domestic premises wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;\n“modify” includes amend, add to or remove, and references to modifications are to be construed accordingly;\n“standard supply licence conditions” has the meaning given by section 1(3);\n“standard variable rate” has the meaning given by section 1(4);\n“supply”—\n(a)in relation to gas, is to be read in accordance with section 48(2) of the Gas Act 1986;\n(b)in relation to electricity, is to be read in accordance with section 4(4) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n“supply licence” means a licence under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 or section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989;\n“tariff cap conditions” has the meaning given by section 1(1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/21/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:04:44.715928+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}