Meters to be kept in proper orderE+W+S
10(1)A customer of an [F1authorised supplier] shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter [F2provided by] him in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied to him; and in default of his doing so the supplier may discontinue the supply of electricity through that meter.E+W+S
(2)An [F1authorised supplier] shall at all times, at his own expense, keep any meter [F3provided] by him to any customer in proper order for correctly registering the quantity of electricity supplied and, in the case of pre-payment meters, for operating properly on receipt of the necessary payment.
[F4(2A)In relation to a dispute arising under this paragraph between an electricity supplier and a customer, section 23 of this Act applies, with the substitution for references to the Authority (and references treated as references to the Authority) of references to the Secretary of State.]
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) above are without prejudice to any remedy the supplier may have against the customer for failure to take proper care of the meter.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(1)(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 2(1); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F2Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(1) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 7(a); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F3Words in Sch. 7 para. 10(2) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 52, Sch. 5 para. 7(b); S.I. 2001/3266, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-20)
F4Sch. 7 para. 10(2A) substituted (1.4.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 96(8), 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 3(b)(ii)