# The Electricity (Connection Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made under the power provided for in section 39A of the Electricity Act 1989 in respect of standards of performance in connection with the activities of electricity distributors. They prescribe the sum that an electricity distributor must pay to a customer or relevant authority as appropriate by way of compensation for failure to meet specified standards of performance in respect of the connection services to be provided by electricity distributors. The sum payable differs between standards. The standards do not apply to customers or relevant authorities who are not customers or potential customers of an electricity supplier.
In these Regulations, words or expressions have the respective meanings given to them, at the date on which these Regulations are made, in the standard conditions of a distribution licence granted or treated as granted under section 6(1)(c) of the Act. These include the following:
“conditions” (except in the context of weather conditions)
“directly connected”
“distribution system”
“domestic premises”
“electricity distributor”
“electricity supplier”
“information”
“notice”
“representative”
“website”
“writing”
“unmetered”
The Regulations come into force on 1st April 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/698/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-connection-standards-of-performance-regulations-2015/note
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