{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-standards-of-performance-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-standards-of-performance-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendment of regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 10 (Connections) of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as provided below.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—\n“(d) in respect of paragraphs 3(e) and (f) a relevant gas transporter receives acceptance of a quotation (including a self-quote) for the provision of a new connection or alteration of an existing connection from a customer”; and\n(b) after “excluded connections” insert “.”.\n(3) In paragraph (3)—\n(a) in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) for “specified time” substitute “prescribed period”;\n(b) in sub-paragraphs (a), (b)(i) and (b)(ii) after “new” insert “connection”;\n(c) in sub-paragraph (d) after “existing connection” insert “; or”; and\n(d) in sub-paragraph (e)(ii) after “per hour;” insert “or”.\n(4) In paragraph (6) for sub-paragraphs (b)–(h) substitute—\n“(b) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of any one breach under sub-paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed—\n(i) the lesser of £250 or the quotation sum for the provision of a new connection or altering an existing connection up to and including 275 kWh per hour;\n(ii) the lesser of £500 or the quotation sum for the provision of a new connection or altering an existing connection greater than 275 kWh per hour;\n(c) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of the breach under sub-paragraph 3(d) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed—\n(i) in respect of a new connection or altering an existing connection up to and including 275 kWh per hour £250; and\n(ii) in respect of a new connection or altering an existing connection greater than 275 kWh per hour £500;\n(d) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of any one breach under sub-paragraph 3(e) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed—\n(i) the lesser of £250 or the contract sum for the provision of a connection up to and including 275 kWh per hour;\n(ii) the lesser of £500 or the contract sum for the provision of a connection greater than 275 kWh per hour;\n(e) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of the breach under sub-paragraph (3)(f)(i) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed the lesser of £200 or the contract sum;\n(f) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of any one breach under sub-paragraphs (3)(f)(ii) to 3(f)(iii) (inclusive) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed 25 per cent of the contract sum;\n(g) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of the breach under sub-paragraph 3(f)(iv) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed £5,000;\n(h) that the making of an additional payment of the prescribed sum in respect of the continuation of the breach under sub-paragraph 3(f)(v) would cause the aggregate of the prescribed payments to the customer in respect of that breach under that sub-paragraph to exceed £9,000;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/696/regulation/6",
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  "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."
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