Version Superseded: 28/01/2013
Point in time view as at 01/03/2005.
Electricity Act 1989, Paragraph 12 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
12(1)A customer of an [F1authorised supplier] who takes his supply through a pre-payment meter shall be under a duty to take all reasonable precautions for the safekeeping of any money or tokens which are inserted into that meter.E+W+S
[F2(2)A pre-payment meter installed by an authorised supplier through which a customer of such a supplier takes his supply of electricity shall not be used to recover a sum unless—
(a)the sum is owed to an authorised supplier in respect of the supply of electricity to the premises on which the meter is installed or in respect of the provision of the meter; or
(b)the recovery of the sum in that manner is permitted by both—
(i)regulations; and
(ii)an agreement falling within sub-paragraph (3) below between the customer and the person to whom the sum is owed.
(3)An agreement falls within this sub-paragraph if—
(a)the person to whom the sum is owed is a person who is authorised by regulations to enter into agreements falling within this sub-paragraph;
(b)the agreement permits that person to use the meter in question to recover such sums as may be specified in or determined under the agreement; and
(c)the agreement complies with the requirements specified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by regulations.
(4)The sums that regulations under this paragraph may permit the recovery of through a pre-payment meter include—
(a)sums owed to a person other than an authorised supplier;
(b)sums owed in respect of premises other than the premises on which the meter is installed;
(c)sums owed in respect of matters other than the supply of electricity.
(5)Before making regulations under this paragraph the Authority must consult—
(a)the Council;
(b)all authorised suppliers;
(c)such other persons as the Authority considers appropriate.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 para. 12(1) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F2Sch. 7 para. 12(2)-(5) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 12(2) (5.10.2004) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 181(2), 198(2); S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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