The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/3232
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st June 2003.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations ” means the Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2002 .

Section 3 Amendment of the Principal Regulations

(1) The Principal Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1) the definition of “domestic premises” shall be deleted.

(3) In regulations 3(2) and 6(1) the word “domestic” shall be deleted.

(4) In regulation 6(1) for “(4)” there shall be substituted “(5)”.

(5) In regulation 6(2) for “power” there shall be substituted “capacity”.

(6) In regulation 6(4)(a) and 7(4) for “£200” there shall be substituted “£300”.

(7) After regulation 6(4) there shall be added:

(5) The obligation imposed by this regulation shall not apply in the case of any electric line or electrical plant which was provided before 1st June 2003 for the purpose of making a connection to the premises of an initial contributor where those premises were not used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes.

(8) After regulation 8 there shall be added:

Maintenance of records

(8A) An electricity distributor shall maintain in relation to the provision of any electric line or electrical plant made on or after 1st June 2003 such records as are necessary to enable him to discharge the obligations imposed on him by these Regulations.