The Gas (Meters) (Variation of Fees) Regulations 1990

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gas (Meters) (Variation of Fees) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 16th April 1990.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply in relation to a case in relation to which, in pursuance of subsection (12) of section 17 of the Gas Act 1986, the preceding provisions of that section do not have effect.

2.  The Gas (Meters) Regulations 1983(1) (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations”) shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in regulations 3 and 4 below.

3.  In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations (fees)—

(a) “£31.80” shall be substituted for “£13.70” in paragraphs (2)(b) and (6)(b);

(b) “£4.70” shall be substituted for “£2.70” in paragraph (3);

(c) “£469” shall be substituted for “£375” in paragraph (4)(a);

(d) “£34.50” shall be substituted for “£30” in paragraph (4)(b);

(e) “£3,125” shall be substituted for “£2,500” in paragraph (5)(a); and

(f) “£230” shall be substituted for “£200” in paragraph (5)(b).

4.  The following Schedule shall be substituted for Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations—

Regulation 5(1) and (10)

“SCHEDULE 1 FEES

(1)	(2)
Meter	Fee
	£
Prototype, or modified prototype incorporating relevant alterations, submitted for approval of its pattern and construction, of—
(a) a diaphragm meter	562.50
(b) a rotary positive displacement meter	1312.50
(c) a turbine meter	1487.50
(d) any other kind of meter	2343.75
Modified prototype not incorporating relevant alterations so submitted, of—
(a) a diaphragm meter	112.50
(b) a rotary positive displacement meter	262.50
(c) a turbine meter	297.50
(d) any other kind of meter	468.75
Any meter (not being a prototype or modified prototype so submitted) with measuring capacity—
(a) not exceeding 13 cubic metres per hour	0.83
(b) exceeding 13 cubic metres per hour but not exceeding 19 cubic metres per hour	1.67
(c) exceeding 19 cubic metres per hour but not exceeding 53 cubic metres per hour	5.01
(d) exceeding 53 cubic metres per hour but not exceeding 228 cubic metres per hour	16.74
(e) exceeding 228 cubic metres per hour but not exceeding 1600 cubic metres per hour	41.87
(f) exceeding 1600 cubic metres per hour	100.00

Note

For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) “a modified prototype” means a prototype which, prior to modification, has already been examined by a meter examiner;

(b) a modified prototype incorporates relevant alterations if the alterations made to it in the course of modification are such that a meter examiner considers that further tests are necessary to determine whether it conforms to the standard prescribed in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) of regulation 3 above;

(c) “a rotary positive displacement meter” means a meter constructed so that it contains a rotating partition; and

(d) “a turbine meter” means a meter constructed so that it contains a turbine wheel.”

Peter Morrison

Minister of State,

Department of Energy

20th March 1990