Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “administrative expenses” means the expenses reasonably incurred by a public electricity supplier in discharging his obligations under these Regulations;

• “domestic premises” means premises used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

• “eligible person” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3;

• “initial contributor” means a person–

  1. (a)

     for the purpose of supplying whom any electric line or electrical plant was first provided; and

  2. (b)

     who made a payment in respect of the relevant expenses;

• “prescribed period” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

• “relevant expenses” means any expenses reasonably incurred by a public electricity supplier in first providing any electric line or electrical plant which is subsequently used for the purpose of giving a supply to any person other than the initial contributor, and the reference in the foregoing to any expenses reasonably incurred in providing any line or plant includes a reference to the capitalised value of any expenses likely to be so incurred in maintaining it (in so far as they will not be recoverable by the supplier as a part of the charges made by him for the supply to the initial contributor);

• “relevant time” means the time at which is made a requirement for a supply of electricity under section 16(1) compliance with which involves the use of any electric line or electrical plant which has already been provided for the purpose of giving a supply in pursuance of section 16(1).

In these Regulations–