Electricity Regulation 2006
sec.40Customer to change electrical installation for meter connection
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sec.40 Customer to change electrical installation for meter connection
The metering coordinator may require the customer to make changes to the customer’s electrical installation at the premises that are necessary to allow connection of a meter at the premises. Subsection (1) does not apply if— the meter is a replacement meter proposed to be installed as part of a new meter deployment by the metering coordinator and the customer has opted out of the new meter deployment under the National Energy Retail Rules , rule 59A ; or the meter is part of a new or replacement type 4 metering installation proposed to be installed by the metering coordinator and the customer has communicated the customer’s refusal of the installation under the National Electricity Rules , rule 7 .8.4(e). In this section— new meter deployment has the meaning given by the National Energy Retail Rules. type 4 metering installation has the meaning given by the National Electricity Rules. s 40 sub 2007 SL No. 122 s 8 amd 2014 SL No. 338 s 14 ; 2018 SL No. 1 s 6 (sec.40-ssec.1) The metering coordinator may require the customer to make changes to the customer’s electrical installation at the premises that are necessary to allow connection of a meter at the premises. (sec.40-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— the meter is a replacement meter proposed to be installed as part of a new meter deployment by the metering coordinator and the customer has opted out of the new meter deployment under the National Energy Retail Rules , rule 59A ; or the meter is part of a new or replacement type 4 metering installation proposed to be installed by the metering coordinator and the customer has communicated the customer’s refusal of the installation under the National Electricity Rules , rule 7 .8.4(e). (sec.40-ssec.3) In this section— new meter deployment has the meaning given by the National Energy Retail Rules. type 4 metering installation has the meaning given by the National Electricity Rules.
- (a) the meter is a replacement meter proposed to be installed as part of a new meter deployment by the metering coordinator and the customer has opted out of the new meter deployment under the National Energy Retail Rules , rule 59A ; or
- (b) the meter is part of a new or replacement type 4 metering installation proposed to be installed by the metering coordinator and the customer has communicated the customer’s refusal of the installation under the National Electricity Rules , rule 7 .8.4(e).