SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 5
Part I Supply of Gas to Tariff Customers
Consumption of gas to be ascertained by meter
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1
Every tariff customer of a public gas supplier shall, if required to do so by the supplier, take his supply through a meter, and in default of his doing so the supplier may refuse to give or discontinue the supply of gas.
2
A public gas supplier shall if so required by a tariff customer, supply to the customer, whether by way of sale, hire or loan, an appropriate meter (whether a prepayment meter or otherwise) for ascertaining the quantity of gas supplied by him; but in the case of a supply by way of hire or loan the customer shall, if so required by the supplier, before receiving the meter give to the supplier reasonable security for the due performance of his obligation to take proper care of it.
3
Where any money is deposited with a public gas supplier by way of security in pursuance of this paragraph, the supplier shall pay interest, at such rate as may from time to time be fixed by the supplier with the approval of the Director, on every sum of 50p so deposited for every three months during which it remains in the hands of the supplier.
F24
A public gas supplier who, for the purpose of meeting the needs of a disabled person—
a
alters the position of any gas meter which has been provided by that supplier, or
b
replaces such a meter with one which has been specially adapted,
shall not make any charge for the alteration or replacement.
Sch. 5 repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 9(3), 17(5), Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2; Sch. 5 expressed to be amended (30.12.2002) by 2002 asp 17, ss. 61, 64(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 16(3) (with s. 63)