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(2)The following subsection shall be inserted in section 148 of the M1Water Industry Act 1991 (restriction on charging for metering works), after subsection (1)—
“(1A)References in subsection (1) above to expenses include references to expenses incurred in meeting the needs of a disabled person.”
(3)The following subsection shall be inserted in section 148 of the Act of 1991, after subsection (4)—
“(4A)Subsection (4) above is subject to any regulations made by virtue of section 149(2)(aa) below.”
(4)In section 149(2) of the Act of 1991 (regulations about metering etc.), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (a)—
“(aa) require a relevant undertaker who, for the purpose of meeting the needs of a disabled person—
(i)alters the position of any meter;
(ii)installs an additional meter; or
(iii)does any other work in connection with any meter,
to bear any expenses incurred by the undertaker in doing so; ”.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 53(1) repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 17(5), Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
Marginal Citations