# The Gas (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations


(1) Regulation 7 (Supply restoration) of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as provided below.
(2) In paragraph (1) before “customer’s premises” omit “domestic”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(c) for “50,000” substitute “30,000”.
(4) In paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) substitute—
“(d) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of the breach under paragraph (2) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of the relevant event to exceed £1,000;
(e) that the discontinuance of conveyance of gas to the customer’s premises would not have occurred but for a failure of, fault in or damage to the pipe-line system of another gas transporter and the relevant gas transporter has so notified the other gas transporter within 5 working days from the end of the relevant event specifying—
(i) the number of customers affected;
(ii) whether each of the customers affected is a domestic customer or a non-domestic customer; and
(iii) the duration of the discontinuance of conveyance of gas for each of the customers affected.”.
(5) In paragraph (3) in sub-paragraph (f) after “that effect” omit “.” and insert “; and”.
(6) After paragraph (3)(f) insert—
“(g) that the customer’s premises are premises to which the conveyance of gas is at a rate in excess of 73,200 kWh a year.”.
(7) After paragraph (3)(g) insert—
“(4) In the circumstance described in paragraph (3)(e) this regulation shall apply to the other gas transporter as if he were the relevant gas transporter.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/696/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-standards-of-performance-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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