Regulation 6 Provision of quotations: other than single LV service demand connections and small project demand connectionsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This regulation applies to an electricity distributor where—

(a)

a customer gives a notice under section 16A(1) of the Act (including a notice modifying any previous notice) requesting the offer of terms for making a connection;

(b)

the connection to which the notice relates is a demand connection other than a single LV demand service connection or a small project demand connection; and

(c)

the electricity distributor receives from the customer—

(i)

the information relating to the provision of the connection that is or could reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the customer and that the electricity distributor reasonably requires to enable it to provide the quotation; and

(ii)

payment of any connection offer expenses in accordance with regulations made under section 16A(4A) of the Act.

(2)

Where this regulation applies and the connection to which the notice relates is an LV demand connection, and the electricity distributor fails to dispatch a quotation to the customer within the prescribed period from the applicable date, the electricity distributor must, except in any of the circumstances described in regulation 15, pay to the customer the prescribed sum.

(3)

Where this regulation applies and the connection to which the notice relates is an HV demand connection, and the electricity distributor fails to dispatch a quotation to the customer within the prescribed period from the applicable date, the electricity distributor must, except in any of the circumstances described in regulation 15, pay to the customer the prescribed sum.

(4)

Where this regulation applies and the connection to which the notice relates is an EHV demand connection and the electricity distributor fails to dispatch a quotation to the customer within the prescribed period from the applicable date, the electricity distributor must, except in any of the circumstances described in regulation 15, pay to the customer the prescribed sum.

(5)

For the purposes of this regulation, the relevant prescribed period is to be determined on the basis (as applicable) of—

(a)

the works set out in the quotation dispatched by the electricity distributor; or

(b)

the electricity distributor’s reasonable initial assessment of the works required prior to the dispatch of the quotation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(1)