The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions and Community Energy Saving) (Amendment) Order 2011

Amendment of article 5 (definition of supplier)

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7.—(1) Article 5 (definition of supplier) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) A person must supply—

(a)at least 50,000 domestic customers on 31st December of the year 2008, 2009 or 2010; or

(b)at least 250,000 domestic customers on 31st December 2011..

(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—

(3) A company that belongs to a group of companies must supply domestic customers and—

(a)on 31st December of the year 2008, 2009 or 2010 the number of domestic customers of that company and of other companies in the group must be at least 50,000; or

(b)on 31st December 2011 the number of domestic customers of that company and of other companies in the group must be at least 250,000..