Sch. 2B inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 9(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
Words in Sch. 2B para. 11 substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in
Sch. 2B para. 11 modified (8.11.1995 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 26 of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 26; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
Where a consumer’s premises have been disconnected by a
paragraph 20, 21 or 22 below;
regulations under section 18(2) or 18A(1) of this Act; or
regulations under section 15 of the
no person shall, without the relevant consent, reconnect the premises or restore the supply.
If any person acts in contravention of sub-paragraph (1) above—
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and
the transporter or supplier may again disconnect the premises or, as the case may be, cut off the supply.
In this paragraph “
where the premises are reconnected, the consent of the
where the supply is restored, the consent of the supplier who cut off the supply, or the consent of a person who is or is about to become a relevant gas supplier.