SCHEDULE 2B The gas code
Recovery of gas charges etc.
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(1)
Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below apply where—
(a)
a demand in writing is made by a gas supplier for the payment of any of the charges due to him from a consumer in respect of the supply of gas to the consumer’s premises, or to any premises previously owned or occupied by him; and
(b)
the consumer does not pay those charges within 28 days after the making of the demand.
(2)
Sub-paragraph (3) below also applies where—
(a)
a request in writing is made by a gas supplier for the provision of a deposit by way of reasonable security for the payment of the charges due to him from a consumer in respect of the supply of gas to the consumer’s premises; and
(b)
the consumer does not provide such a deposit, or agree to take his supply through a pre-payment meter, within 7 days after the making of the request.
(3)
If the supplier is a relevant supplier, he may, after giving not less than 7 days’ notice of his intention—
(a)
cut off the supply to the consumer’s premises by disconnecting the service pipe at the meter or by such other means as he thinks fit; and
(b)
recover any expenses incurred in so doing from the consumer.
(4)
If—
(a)
the supplier is not a relevant supplier but another supplier ( “the new supplier ”) is such a supplier; and
(b)
the supplier has assigned to the new supplier his right to recover any of the charges due to him from the consumer,
sub-paragraph (3) above shall apply as if any reference to the supplier were a reference to the new supplier.
(5)
The powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) above shall not be exercisable as respects any charges or deposit the amount of which is genuinely in dispute.