Article 10 Transitional provisions

Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article apply where, before the appointed day, a public electricity supplier has not completed the exercise of his right under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6^f1 to the Electricity Act to recover from a tariff customer any charges (other than those referred to in section 19(4)^f2 of the Electricity Act) due to him in respect of the supply of electricity or the provision of any electricity meter, electric line or electrical plant.

On and after the appointed day any charges due to the public electricity supplier in respect of the matters referred to in paragraph (1) shall be regarded—

In the circumstances to which paragraph (2) above applies, the “requisite period” referred to in paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act (as substituted by section 51 and Schedule 4) shall mean the period of 28 days after the making by the public electricity supplier of a demand in writing for the payment of the charges due, or, where such a demand has not been made, the period of 28 days after the making of such a demand by his supply successor.

Paragraph (5) of this article applies where, before the appointed day, a public electricity supplier has not completed the exercise of his right under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act to recover from a tariff customer any charges of the type referred to in section 19(4) of the Electricity Act (prior to its amendment by section 46(1) and (5)) in respect of the provision of any electric line or electrical plant.

On and after the appointed day any charges due to the public electricity supplier in respect of the matters referred to in paragraph (4) shall be regarded as being due to the distribution successor.