Billing information
3.—(1) Any person who holds a licence under Article 10(1)(c) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(1) (“an electricity supplier”) shall provide each domestic consumer supplied by that person with electricity with the information referred to in regulation 4.
(2) Any person who holds a licence under Article 9(1)(c) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(2) (“a gas supplier”) shall provide each domestic consumer supplied by that person with gas with the information referred to in regulation 5.
(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) only applies if the supplier has been contracted to give a supply of electricity to the same domestic consumer at the same domestic premises throughout the period—
(a)commencing with the start of the corresponding period; and
(b)ending with the end of the period to which the bill or statement of account relates.
(4) The requirement in paragraph (2) only applies if the supplier has been contracted to give a supply of gas to the same domestic consumer at the same domestic premises throughout the period—
(a)commencing with the start of the corresponding period; and
(b)ending with the end of the period to which the bill or statement of account relates.
(5) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply if the domestic consumer has been supplied with a meter which provides that consumer with accurate information about their actual electricity consumption and its actual time of use throughout—
(a)the period covered by the bill or statement of account; and
(b)the corresponding period in the previous year.
(6) The requirement in paragraph (2) does not apply if the domestic consumer has been supplied with a meter which provides that consumer with accurate information about their actual gas consumption and its actual time of use throughout—
(a)the period covered by the bill or statement of account; and
(b)the corresponding period in the previous year.