Electricity Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Licensing of Activities Relating to Electricity
18. Recovery of charges
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), if a distribution licensee has good cause to disconnect a consumer from the electricity system, including the failure of the consumer to pay an account, the distribution licensee may disconnect the consumer from the electricity system.
consumer
"consumer" means a person - (a) to whom electricity is supplied and sold for consumption on that person's own premises; or (b) whose premises are for the time being connected to any system for the purpose of purchasing a supply of electricity for consumption on that person's own premises; B. L.R.O. ? 2021
A distribution licensee shall not disconnect the supply of electricity to any residential premises by reason of failure by the consumer to pay an account for that supply if the failure occurs through lack of sufficient income of the consumer and of any other person normally resident on the premises supplied until -
electricity
"electricity" means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;
(aj the distribution licensee has offered to advise the consumer about optional methods of arranging payment of the account; and
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the consumer -
refuses or fails to accept that offer of advice within the period (being not less than 7 days) specified by the distribution licensee in each case; or
accepts the offer of advice, but refuses or fails to take any reasonable action to pay the account within the period (being not less than 7 days) specified by the distribution licensee.
Subject to this section, if a consumer has not, on the due date, paid all charges due from him to a distribution licensee, the licensee may -
in accordance with its licence disconnect that consumer from the distribution system;
discontinue the supply of electricity to the premises, or any other premises occupied by the consumer by such other means as the licensee thinks fit; and
recover any expenses incurred in so doing from the consumer.
Where a distribution licensee has disconnected the supply of electricity to any premises in consequence of any default on the part of a consumer, the licensee shall reconnect the supply of electricity to the consumer within a reasonable time if the consumer in default has -
made good the default;
paid the reasonable expenses of disconnecting and reconnecting the supply; and
given such security as the distribution licensee may reasonably require.
Where a distribution licensee receives any payment from a consumer and the consumer has not, in making the payment, indicated to the distribution licensee the charges in respect of which the payment is to be made, the licensee may apportion the payment received to pay such charges in such proportion and manner as it may determine.
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Terms defined in s 2
consumer
Defined · s 2"consumer" means a person - (a) to whom electricity is supplied and sold for consumption on that person's own premises; or (b) whose premises are for the time being connected to any system for the purpose of purchasing a supply of electricity for consumption on that person's own premises; B. L.R.O. ? 2021
distribution system
Defined · s 2"distribution system" means a system of interconnected electric lines, electrical plants and substations used by a distribution licensee to distribute electricity;
electricity
Defined · s 2"electricity" means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;
electricity system
Defined · s 2"electricity system" means a system comprising the transmission system, distribution system and generating stations connected directly or indirectly to the transmission and distribution system; Electrici~
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