Paragraph 13

(1)

A customer of an electricity supplier who takes his supply through a pre-payment meter or other device shall be under a duty to take all reasonable precautions for the safekeeping of any money or tokens which are inserted into that meter or device.

(2)

A pre-payment meter or other device shall not be used to recover any sum owing to an electricity supplierF1 otherwise than in respect of—

(a)

the supply of electricity;

(b)

the provision of—

(i)

an electric line or electrical plant; or

(ii)

the meter or device in question; or

(c)

the provision of any goods or services which—

(i)

are intended or designed to secure or promote the efficient use of electricity; and

(ii)

are of a description prescribed for the purposes of this sub‐paragraph.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1997 NI 22

Notes on Schedule 7

Modifications

C1: Sch. 7 modified (30.10.2006) by Measuring Instruments (Active Electrical Energy Meters) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1679), regs. 1(3), 29(1)-(4) (with reg. 27(1)(2))
C2: Sch. 7 modified (28.12.2016) by The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 7(1)-(4) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))