The Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2002

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“administrative expenses” means the expenses reasonably incurred by an electricity distributor in discharging his obligations under these Regulations;

“domestic premises” means premises used wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;

“eligible person” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3;

“initial contributor” means a person—

(a)

in relation to whose premises or distribution system any electric line or electrical plant was first provided for the purpose of making a connection; and

(b)

who made a payment in respect of the relevant expenses;

“Old Regulations” means the Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 1990(1);

“prescribed period” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

“public electricity supplier” means a person who was authorised by a licence under section 6(1)(c)(2) prior to 1st October 2001;

“relevant expenses” means any expenses reasonably incurred by an electricity distributor or a public electricity supplier in first providing any electric line or electrical plant which is subsequently used for the purpose of making a connection to the premises or distribution system of any person other than the initial contributor, and the reference in the foregoing to any expenses reasonably incurred in providing any electric line or electrical plant includes a reference to the capitalised value of any expenses likely to be so incurred in continuing to provide it; and

“relevant time” means the time at which a person requires a connection to be made in pursuance of section 16(1)(3) where compliance with that requirement involves the use of any electric line or electrical plant which has already been provided for the purpose of making a connection in pursuance of section 16(1).

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section bearing that number in the Electricity Act 1989;

(b) any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations; and

(c) except where otherwise provided, any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference occurs.

(1)

S.I. 1990/527.

(2)

Section 6 was substituted by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 on 1st October 2001.

(3)

Section 16(1) was substituted by section 44 of the Utilities Act 2000.