# The Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2002, Regulation 3: Meaning of “eligible person”

Extent: E+W+S

(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 ... 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/93/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-connection-charges-regulations-2002/regulation-3
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