C2C3C4Part I ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

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Pt. I (ss. 1-64): definition of "electric line" applied (E.W.) (14.7.1992) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59), ss. 63(1), Sch. 4 para. 7(4); S.I. 1992/1686, art. 3,Sch.

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Pt. I (ss. 1-64): definition of "electric line" applied (S.) (14.7.1992) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 108), ss. 122(1), Sch. 6 para. 7(4); S.I. 1992/1671, art.2,Sch.

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Pt. I (ss. 1-64) amended (E.W.) (27.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2727, art. 10

Pt. I (ss. 1-64) amended (7.11.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 105(1)(a); S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-12)

Introductory

2 Consumers’ committees.

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The Director shall establish committees, to be known as consumers’ committees, for the purposes of this Part.

2

Each consumers’ committee shall be appointed for an area consisting of—

a

the authorised area of a public electricity supplier; or

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if the Secretary of State so determines, the authorised areas of two or more such suppliers;

and any reference in this Part to the allocation of a public electricity supplier to a consumers’ committee shall be construed accordingly.

3

Each consumers’ committee shall consist of—

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a chairman appointed by the Director after consultation with the Secretary of State; and

b

such other members, not being less than ten or more than twenty, as the Director after consultation with the chairman may from time to time appoint.

4

An appointment of a person to hold office as the chairman of a consumers’ committee shall be for a term not exceeding four years.

5

Subject to subsection (4) above, the chairman and other members of a consumers’ committee shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instruments appointing them and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment.

6

The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to each of the consumers’ committees.

7

In this Part “public electricity supplier” and “authorised area”, in relation to such a supplier, have the meanings given by section 6(9) below.