The Meters (Certification) Regulations 1998

Fees E+W+S

[F1 11.— (1) The fee payable to the Authority for the examination testing and certification of meters—

(a) by a meter examiner who is a member of the Authority’s staff, or

(b) by a meter examiner, not a member of the Authority’s staff, who has been instructed by the Authority, whether directly or indirectly by instruction given to the meter examiner’s employer, to examine and test meters submitted for certification,

shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2) The fees payable to the Authority in respect of authorisation pursuant to regulation 3 or 4 shall be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5).

(3) The fee referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an amount equal to the aggregate of:—

(a) in the case of a meter examiner who is a member of the authority’s staff,

(i) a sum calculated at the rate of £45 per hour for all time that the meter examiner spent examining or testing or procuring the testing of the meter, including any time spent attending at any test carried out by another; plus

(ii) any reasonable expenses, including incidental expenses, of the meter examiner in travelling to and from premises other than those of the Authority for the purpose of attending at any test carried out by another; plus

(b) a sum equal to the costs incurred by the Authority (other than the cost of employing the meter examiner referred to in sub-paragraph (a)) attributable to procuring from any person the provision of premises, equipment or personnel (including a meter examiner) for the purpose of examining or carrying out any test on the meter.

(4) The fee for an authorisation under regulation 3(1) or 4(1) shall be an amount equal to the costs incurred by the Authority in determining whether it is satisfied as to the matters referred to in paragraphs 3(1)(a) to (c) and 4(1)(a) to (c), including the cost to the Authority of obtaining a report from a nominated laboratory in respect of the matters referred to in paragraphs 3(1)(a) to (c) and 4(1)(a) to (c).

(5) The fee for an audit or an inspection carried out by or procured by the Authority shall be:

(a) in the case of an audit or inspection carried out by a member or members of the Authority’s staff, £110 per person per hour.

(b) in the case of an audit or inspection procured by the Authority, a sum equal to the costs incurred by the Authority attributable to obtaining the audit or inspection.

(6) For the purpose of calculation under paragraphs (3) and (5) any part of an hour exceeding 30 minutes shall be charged as an hour.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 11 substituted (1.2.2003) by The Electricity (Approval of Pattern or Construction and Installation and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3129), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 10 (with reg. 3)