Regulation 5 Amendment of the Electricity Supply Regulations 1988

For paragraph (2) of that regulation there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, unless otherwise agreed by the consumer, the permitted variations are:

(a)

a variation not exceeding one per cent above or below the declared frequency;

(b)

in the case of a low voltage supply, a variation not exceeding ten per cent above or six per cent below the declared voltage at the declared frequency;

(c)

in the case of a high voltage supply operating at a voltage below 132 kV, a variation not exceeding six per cent above or below the declared voltage at the declared frequency; and

(d)

in the case of a high voltage supply operating at a voltage of 132 kV or above, a variation not exceeding ten per cent above or below the declared voltage at the declared frequency.”