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The Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/901 · Made 14 May 1987

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ELECTRICITY

Made 14th May 1987

Laid before Parliament 15th May 1987

Coming into force 15th June 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 57(5) of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899f1 as incorporated with the Electricity Act 1947f2, hereby makes the following Regulations:–

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Footnotes

f1

1899 c. 19; section 57 was substituted by the Energy Act 1983 (c. 25), Schedule 1, paragraph 13.

f2

1947 c. 54; section 57(2) incorporates the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 with adaptations and modifications.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Determination of questions
  3. 3Determination of questions
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 15th June 1987.

2Determination of questions

(1)

The sums to be paid by the Electricity Boards mentioned in the first column of the Table below to the Secretary of State towards administrative expenses incurred by him in connection with the determination of questions under section 57 shall be the amounts specified in the second column of that Table and shall be paid in advance on he first day of each month.

(2)

For the purposes of this Regulation—

  • a question is determined when a meter examiner signs a certificate that he has determined the question or that he is unable or no longer required to do so; and

  • “section 57”means section 57 of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 as incorporated with the Electricity Act 1947.

3Determination of questions

The Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1986f1 are hereby revoked.

TABLE

Electricity BoardMonthly Payments
Eastern£1958.67
East Midlands£941.67
London£3503.00
Merseyside & North Wales£941.67
Midland£4143.33
North Eastern£226.00
North of Scotland Hydro£640.33
North Western£979.33
Southern£1845.67
South Eastern£2561.33
South of Scotland£339.00
South Wales£1017.00
South Western£1921.00
Yorkshire£1243.00

Signature

Alastair Goodlad

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Energy

14th May 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations re-enact, with amendments, the Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1986, which provide for Electricity Boards to make monthly payments towards administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the determination of questions as to the correctness of electricity meters. In addition to drafting amendments, the Regulations alter the amount of the monthly payments.