PART 3Amendments to the Gas Act 1986
Amendment to section 5 (prohibition on unlicensed activities)19
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Section 524 (prohibition on unlicensed activities) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
omit the word “or” after paragraph (b); and
b
after paragraph (c), insert—
; or
d
provides a smart meter communication service,
3
After subsection (10), insert—
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A reference in this Part to providing a smart meter communication service is a reference to making arrangements with each domestic supplier to provide a service, for such suppliers, of communicating relevant information to and from smart meters through which gas is supplied to domestic premises.
12
In this section—
“domestic supplier” means a gas supplier—
- a
who is authorised, in accordance with the conditions of a licence, to supply gas to domestic premises; and
- b
who supplies gas to domestic premises in accordance with that licence;
“external electronic communications network” means a network which—
- a
is an electronic communications network, within the meaning of section 32 of the Communications Act 200325; and
- b
does not form part of a smart meter;
“relevant information” means information relating to the supply of gas; and
“smart meter” means—
- a
a gas meter which can send and receive information using an external electronic communications network; or
- b
a gas meter and a device which is associated with or ancillary to that meter and which enables information to be sent to and received by the meter using an external electronic communications network.