The Fossil Fuel Levy (Scotland) Regulations 1996

SUPPLEMENTARY

Deemed delivery of posted documents

33.—(1) Any document required or authorised by these Regulations to be served (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “send” or “give” or any other expression is used) on any person shall, if sent by first class post, be deemed to have been delivered 48 hours from the time of posting.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply only for the purpose of determining when, for the purposes of these Regulations, a document sent by post is deemed to be delivered, and shall not affect any obligation of any person to furnish any information set out in the document.

Inspection of meters

34.—(1) Each licensed supplier, each licensed transmitter and each licensed generator shall permit any person who is authorised by the Director for the purpose, on the production of his authority, to examine and test any relevant meter for all or any of the following purposes—

(a) determining the pattern or construction of the meter;

(b) determining the manner of its installation;

(c) determining whether the meter is in proper order for ascertaining the quantities of electricity passing through it; and

(d) establishing the margins for error within which it is operating.

(2) In this regulation “relevant meter” means a meter which—

(a) is under the control of the licensed supplier, licensed transmitter or licensed generator or to which a licensed supplier (or a person authorised by a supplier) has access; and

(b) is used for ascertaining any quantities of electricity provided to or supplied by a licensed supplier.