Regulation 5 Entitlement to recover amount in respect of expenses

Subject to regulation 6, an electricity distributor may require a person requiring a connection under section 16(1) at any time after the coming into force of these Regulations to pay to the electricity distributor such an amount in respect of the relevant expenses as may be reasonable in all the circumstances if—

(a)

the connection is required within the prescribed period;

(b)

an initial contributor has made a payment to the electricity distributor or a public electricity supplier in respect of the relevant expenses;

(c)

the electricity distributor or the public electricity supplier as the case may be has not recovered the relevant expenses in full; and

(d)

the electricity distributor has made available to the person requesting the connection such information (if any) as may have been reasonably requested by that person for the purpose of ascertaining—

(i)

the amount of the relevant expenses;

(ii)

the date of the first provision of the electric line or electrical plant; and

(iii)

the amounts paid in respect of the relevant expenses by the initial contributor or by persons previously required to make a payment under these Regulations or the Old Regulations.