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In this Act—
“the Authority” has the meaning given by section 1(1);
“deemed supply contract” means a contract deemed to exist pursuant to any of the following provisions—
paragraph 8 of Schedule 2B to the Gas Act 1986;
paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Electricity Act 1989;
paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to the Gas Act 1995;
paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Utilities Act 2000;
“default rate” has the meaning given by section 1(4);
“domestic customer” means a customer under a domestic supply contract;
“domestic supply contract” means a contract (including a deemed supply contract) for the supply of gas or electricity at domestic premises wholly or mainly for domestic purposes;
“modify” includes amend, add to or remove, and references to modifications are to be construed accordingly;
“standard supply licence conditions” has the meaning given by section 1(3);
“standard variable rate” has the meaning given by section 1(4);
“supply”—
in relation to gas, is to be read in accordance with section 48(2) of the Gas Act 1986;
in relation to electricity, is to be read in accordance with section 4(4) of the Electricity Act 1989;
“supply licence” means a licence under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 or section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989;
“tariff cap conditions” has the meaning given by section 1(1).
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