Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Gas Act 1986;

• “area” means an area in relation to which the calorific value of any supply of gas has been declared under the Gas (Declaration of Calorific Value) Regulations 1972^f1;

• “the area average calorific value” attributable to any period means the area average calorific value which is calculated as respects that period in accordance with whichever of paragraphs (3) or (4) of regulation 5 below is applicable and paragraph (5) of that regulation;

• “measurement direction” and “measurement place” have the meanings assigned by paragraph (1) of regulation 4 below;

• “the relevant area average calorific values”, in relation to gas supplied to any customer, means the average calorific values relating to the area in which the customer was supplied;

• “a relevant charge period”, in relation to any customer, means a period of gas supply in respect of which charges are payable by that customer;

• “the relevant calorific value”, in relation to the gas supplied to any customer during a relevant charge period, means the relevant calorific value of the gas calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 5 below;

• “the relevant declared calorific value”, in relation to the gas supplied to a customer during a relevant charge period, means the declared calorific value which was in force with respect to the area in which the customer was supplied on the first day of that period, except that, if any alteration in the declared calorific value in force with respect to the area in question occurred at any time in the course of the period, the relevant declared calorific value shall be whichever is the lower or lowest (as the case may be) of the declared calorific values in force during the period;

• “a relevant seven day period” means a period of seven days ending at midnight on a Saturday;

• “a relevant supplier” means any public gas supplier in so far as the number of therms supplied by him is calculated in the manner permitted by regulation 3 below.