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Paragraph 1 Electricity

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(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)

      is connected to a distribution system of an electricity distributor within the meaning of section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 29.