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Electricity Act 1994
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### sec.137 Entry to read meters etc.
An electricity officer for an electricity entity may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where there is an electrical installation to which electricity is being, or has been, supplied or sold by the electricity entity to—
read a meter; or
calculate or measure electricity supplied or taken; or
check the accuracy of metered consumption; or
take action for deciding—
the appropriate tariffs for the electrical installation; or
the electrical installation’s load classification; or
check any electrical equipment located at the electricity entity’s meter, including, for example, wiring and connections to the meter; or
replace meters, control apparatus and other electrical equipment of the electricity entity.
In this section—
electricity entity includes a retailer.
s 137 amd 1997 No. 26 s 36 ; 2002 No. 42 s 242 sch 1 ; 2003 No. 28 s 9 ; 2014 No. 48 s 75
(sec.137-ssec.1) An electricity officer for an electricity entity may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where there is an electrical installation to which electricity is being, or has been, supplied or sold by the electricity entity to— read a meter; or calculate or measure electricity supplied or taken; or check the accuracy of metered consumption; or take action for deciding— the appropriate tariffs for the electrical installation; or the electrical installation’s load classification; or check any electrical equipment located at the electricity entity’s meter, including, for example, wiring and connections to the meter; or replace meters, control apparatus and other electrical equipment of the electricity entity.
(sec.137-ssec.2) In this section— electricity entity includes a retailer.
- (a) read a meter; or
- (b) calculate or measure electricity supplied or taken; or
- (c) check the accuracy of metered consumption; or
- (d) take action for deciding— (i) the appropriate tariffs for the electrical installation; or (ii) the electrical installation’s load classification; or
- (i) the appropriate tariffs for the electrical installation; or
- (ii) the electrical installation’s load classification; or
- (e) check any electrical equipment located at the electricity entity’s meter, including, for example, wiring and connections to the meter; or
- (f) replace meters, control apparatus and other electrical equipment of the electricity entity.
- (i) the appropriate tariffs for the electrical installation; or
- (ii) the electrical installation’s load classification; or