{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-prepayment-meter-regulations-2006/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-prepayment-meter-regulations-2006/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2010",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Prepayment Meter) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-prepayment-meter-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Collection for ongoing gas consumption",
  "text": "Where the prepayment meter is being used to recover a sum that is owed under regulation 3(1)(c) for ongoing gas consumption the agreement must include in writing—\n(a) the amount and frequency of payments required for ongoing gas consumption;\n(b) a term that the supplier will make reasonable endeavours to obtain gas meter readings at least every six months;\n(c) a term that the supplier will adjust the amount and frequency of payments required for ongoing gas consumption to reflect the gas meter readings obtained; and\n(d) a term that when adjusting the amount and frequency of payments under sub-paragraph (c) the supplier shall first give notice of the adjustments to the customer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2010/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:24:40.883920+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}