Regulation 3 Meaning of “eligible person”

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In these Regulations—

“eligible person” means any person who at the relevant time owns or occupies the relevant premises, and is—

(a)
an initial contributor;
(b)
a person who has been required to make a contribution to an electricity distributor or a public electricity supplier in accordance with these Regulations or the Old Regulations; or
(c)
a person to whom any right to receive a payment in accordance with these Regulations or the Old Regulations has been legally assigned.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “relevant premises” means the F1... premises owned or occupied by a person at the time when he became either—

(a)

an initial contributor; or

(b)

a person required to make a contribution to an electricity distributor or a public electricity supplier in accordance with these Regulations or the Old Regulations,

in respect of the connection to those premises.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 3(2) revoked (1.6.2003) by The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3232), regs. 1, 3(3)