The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010

SECTION 2 Core gas supplies

Core gas supplies

6.—(1) A core supply of gas means a supply to which sections 1 to 3 of Schedule 1 apply measured by a meter which is—

(a) a daily meter;

(b) an hourly meter; or

(c) a large gas point meter.

(2) A meter under sub-paragraph (1) includes any ancillary device used in connection with that meter which allows the amount of the supply measured by that meter to be read.

Daily meters

7.  In paragraph 6, “a daily meter” is a meter which—

(a) is able to measure gas supplied at least daily; and

(b) is read in Great Britain by an authorised supplier or an authorised transporter under section 48(1) of the Gas Act 1986(1) or in Northern Ireland by a licence holder under Article 3(1) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(2).

Hourly meters

8.—(1) In paragraph 6, “an hourly meter” is a meter which—

(a) is able to measure gas at least hourly; and

(b) subject to sub-paragraph (3), in respect of a phase has been read remotely.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “read remotely” has the same meaning it has in paragraph 3(2).

(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) is satisfied in respect of the year in which the remote reading first takes place and each subsequent year of the phase.

Large gas point meters

9.  In paragraph 6, “a large gas point meter” means a meter which during a footprint year of a phase measured greater than 73,200 kWh of gas supplied.

(1)

1986 c. 44. Section 48(1) was amended by section 108 of and paragraphs 1 and 19(a) of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) under which the definitions of “authorised supplier” and “authorised transporter” were inserted. There are other amendments to this section which are not relevant.

(2)

S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2).