Gas Supply Act 2003
sec.232Additional consequences of failure to comply with notified prices
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sec.232 Additional consequences of failure to comply with notified prices
This section applies if— a retailer contravenes a notified price for a matter; and the contravention was not caused by a compliance with the retailer of last resort scheme. The retailer has no right to recover from the relevant customer or receiver any amount for the matter that is more than the notified price. The customer may recover from the retailer as a debt any amount paid for the matter that is more than the notified price. The failure to comply with the notified price does not, of itself, affect the customer’s liability to the retailer to pay an amount for the matter that is no more than the notified price. This section applies despite any retail contract. s 232 amd 2006 No. 60 s 58 sch ; 2014 No. 48 s 143 (sec.232-ssec.1) This section applies if— a retailer contravenes a notified price for a matter; and the contravention was not caused by a compliance with the retailer of last resort scheme. (sec.232-ssec.2) The retailer has no right to recover from the relevant customer or receiver any amount for the matter that is more than the notified price. (sec.232-ssec.3) The customer may recover from the retailer as a debt any amount paid for the matter that is more than the notified price. (sec.232-ssec.4) The failure to comply with the notified price does not, of itself, affect the customer’s liability to the retailer to pay an amount for the matter that is no more than the notified price. (sec.232-ssec.5) This section applies despite any retail contract.
- (a) a retailer contravenes a notified price for a matter; and
- (b) the contravention was not caused by a compliance with the retailer of last resort scheme.