Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 repealed (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 8; S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 7 modified (1.11.1995) by S.I. 1995/2607, reg. 3(1)
10(1)A customer of an [F2authorised supplier] shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter [F3provided by] him in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied to him; and in default of his doing so the supplier may discontinue the supply of electricity through that meter.E+W+S
(2)An [F2authorised supplier] shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter [F4provided] by him to any customer in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied and, in the case of pre-payment meters, for operating properly on receipt of the necessary payment.
[F5(2A)Section 23 of this Act shall apply in relation to any dispute arising under this paragraph between an electricity supplier and a customer.]
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above are without prejudice to any remedy the supplier may have against the customer for failure to take proper care of the meter.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(1)(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F3Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(1) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 7(a); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F4Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 7(b); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F5Sch. 7 para. 10(2A) inserted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 7(c); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)