Schedule 2Za | [ Duties Of Distribution Exemption Holders] | Electricity Act 1989 C29

[SCHEDULE 2ZA Duties of Distribution Exemption Holders]

Electricity Act 1989 (1989 c 29) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 2ZA Duties of Distribution Exemption Holders]

[Section 5A]

[Third party access

(1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a customer owns or occupies premises which are connected to an exempt distribution system;

(b) the customer is taking a supply of electricity through that system from—

(i) the distribution exemption holder that operates or has control of the system, or

(ii) a person related to the distribution exemption holder; and

(i) has served on the distribution exemption holder a notice expressing the customer's interest in taking a supply of electricity from a third party supplier through that system; and

(ii) has provided with the notice evidence that at least one third party supplier would be willing to supply the customer with electricity through that system, and has identified any such third party supplier in the notice.

(2) In this Schedule “expression of interest” means a notice served under sub-paragraph (1).

(3) Within 5 working days beginning with the day on which it receives the expression of interest, the distribution exemption holder must provide any person related to it that is currently supplying the customer with electricity with a copy of the expression of interest.

(4)