[SCHEDULE 2ZB Duties of Supply Exemption Holders]
Electricity Act 1989 (1989 c 29) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 2ZB Duties of Supply Exemption Holders]

[Section 5B]

[Change of supplier

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(1)     This paragraph applies if a supply exemption holder enters into a contract with a customer to start supplying electricity to any premises.

(2)     The supply exemption holder must, within 7 days beginning with the day on which the contract is entered into, give any person who is currently supplying electricity to the premises a notice stating—

(a)     that the contract has been entered into, and

(b)     when the supply exemption holder will start supplying electricity to the premises.

(3)     Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (7), the supply exemption holder must start supplying electricity to the premises within 21 days of the relevant date.

(4)     The supply exemption holder need not comply with sub-paragraph (3) if—

(a)     the customer requests that the supply start on a later date;

(b)     the customer terminates, or gives notice to terminate, the contract; or

(c)     one or more of the reasons in sub-paragraph (5) applies.

(5)     The reasons in this sub-paragraph are—

(a)     that the supply exemption holder—

(i)     does not have all of the information it requires in order to start supplying electricity to the premises, despite

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