# The Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012, Article 19: Amendment to section 5 (prohibition on unlicensed activities)


(1) Section 5 (prohibition on unlicensed activities) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) omit the word “or” after paragraph (b); and
(b) after paragraph (c), insert—
“; or
(d) provides a smart meter communication service,”.
(3) After subsection (10), insert—
“(11) A reference in this Part to providing a smart meter communication service is a reference to making arrangements with each domestic supplier to provide a service, for such suppliers, of communicating relevant information to and from smart meters through which gas is supplied to domestic premises.
(12) In this section—
“domestic supplier” means a gas supplier—
(a) who is authorised, in accordance with the conditions of a licence, to supply gas to domestic premises; and
(b) who supplies gas to domestic premises in accordance with that licence;
“external electronic communications network” means a network which—
(a) is an electronic communications network, within the meaning of section 32 of the Communications Act 2003; and
(b) does not form part of a smart meter;
“relevant information” means information relating to the supply of gas; and
“smart meter” means—
(a) a gas meter which can send and receive information using an external electronic communications network; or
(b) a gas meter and a device which is associated with or ancillary to that meter and which enables information to be sent to and received by the meter using an external electronic communications network.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111527412/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-smart-meters-licensable-activity-order-2012/article-19
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