Gas Act 1986

[F1Meters for disabled personsE+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2B inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 9(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

6E+W+SWhere, in the case of any consumer, the [F2gas transporter] or a relevant gas supplier, for the purpose of meeting the needs of a disabled person—

(a)alters the position of any gas meter which is owned by the transporter or supplier and is lent or hired to the consumer; or

(b)replaces such a meter with one which has been specially adapted,

the transporter or supplier shall not charge the consumer for the alteration or replacement.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 2B para. 6 substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)