1987 No. 901
ELECTRICITY
The Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1987
Made 14th May 1987
Laid before Parliament 15th May 1987
Coming into force 15th June 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 57(5) of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 as incorporated with the Electricity Act 1947, hereby makes the following Regulations:–
1899 c. 19; section 57 was substituted by the Energy Act 1983 (c. 25), Schedule 1, paragraph 13.
1947 c. 54; section 57(2) incorporates the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 with adaptations and modifications.

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 15th June 1987.

Determination of questions
2 1 The sums to be paid by the Electricity Boards mentioned in the first column of the Table below to the Secretary of State towards administrative expenses incurred by him in connection with the determination of questions under section 57 shall be the amounts specified in the second column of that Table and shall be paid in advance on he first day of each month.
2 For the purposes of this Regulation—
a question is determined when a meter examiner signs a certificate that he has determined the question or that he is unable or no longer required to do so; and
“section 57”means section 57 of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 as incorporated with the Electricity Act 1947.
3 The Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1986 are hereby revoked.
TABLE
Electricity Board	Monthly Payments
Eastern	£1958.67
East Midlands	£941.67
London	£3503.00
Merseyside & North Wales	£941.67
Midland	£4143.33
North Eastern	£226.00
North of Scotland Hydro	£640.33
North Western	£979.33
Southern	£1845.67
South Eastern	£2561.33
South of Scotland	£339.00
South Wales	£1017.00
South Western	£1921.00
Yorkshire	£1243.00
S.I. 1986/1627.
Alastair Goodlad Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Energy 14th May 1987

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations re-enact, with amendments, the Meters (Determination of Questions) (Expenses) Regulations 1986, which provide for Electricity Boards to make monthly payments towards administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with the determination of questions as to the correctness of electricity meters. In addition to drafting amendments, the Regulations alter the amount of the monthly payments.