Regulation 6 Estimate of charges for connection

a customer gives a notice under sub-section 16A(1) of the Act^f1 (including a notice modifying any previous notice) and requests that the relevant distributor provides an estimate;

the supply is to be provided at low voltage; and

the relevant distributor receives from the customer the information relating to the provision of the connection which is or could reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of the customer and is reasonably required by the relevant distributor to enable him to provide the estimate.

each of the circumstances described in regulation 17; and

that the relevant distributor reasonably believes that the premises referred to in the notice form or will form part of a development scheme comprising five or more premises.

may reserve the right to vary the amount stated in the estimate having regard to the actual costs incurred by him in carrying out the work, but if he does so, the estimate shall include a reference to any matters which the relevant distributor considers may cause the amount to be varied significantly; and

shall state the terms for payment of the amount in the estimate and any variation of that amount.

“estimate” means a statement in writing of the amount which the relevant distributor reasonably expects he will require the customer to pay under sub-section 19(1) of the Act^f2 or under regulations made under sub-section (2) of that section having regard to the information which is known or ought reasonably be known by the relevant distributor in relation to the carrying out of that work; and

“service line” means a low voltage electric line or any part of the line which will, at the time it is provided, only be used for supplying a single customer, excluding any part of the line which, at the time it is provided, is intended by the relevant distributor to be used to enable him to provide a connection to premises (other than the customer’s premises) in respect of which the relevant distributor has received or would reasonably expect within the following 12 months to receive a notice under section 16A.