# Electricity Act 1989, Paragraph 10

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A customer of an authorised supplier shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter provided by him in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied to him; and in default of his doing so the supplier may discontinue the supply of electricity through that meter.
(2) An authorised supplier shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter provided by him to any customer in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied and, in the case of pre-payment meters, for operating properly on receipt of the necessary payment.
(2A) In relation to a dispute arising under this paragraph between an electricity supplier and a customer, section 23 of this Act applies, with the substitution for references to the Authority (and references treated as references to the Authority) of references to the Secretary of State.
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(4) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above are without prejudice to any remedy the supplier may have against the customer for failure to take proper care of the meter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/7/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-act-1989/schedule-7/paragraph-10
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