Paragraph 4 Smart meter productsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Products are excepted under this paragraph if they are products—

(a)

supplied or installed by or on behalf of a person acting in their capacity as a licence holder under—

(i)

section 7AB of the Gas Act 1986^f1 (licensing of a person providing a smart meter communication service); or

(ii)

section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989^f2 (licences authorising supply, etc.); and

(b)

that have been successfully assured under an assurance scheme.

(2)

In this paragraph, “assurance scheme” means the commercial product assurance scheme administered by the National Cyber Security Centre or any other successor scheme.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 29.4.2024, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: 1986 c. 44. Section 7AB was inserted by regulation 21 of the Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2400).
f2: 1989 c. 29. Relevant amendments to section 6 were made by regulation 6 of the Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2400).