sec.326Small customer may enter into negotiated retail contract before FRC day

sec.326 Small customer may enter into negotiated retail contract before FRC day

This section applies if— under the pre-amended Act, a customer is a non-contestable customer for premises; and the customer would, under the post-amended Act, be a small customer for the premises. Despite former section 169, the customer may enter into a negotiated retail contract under the post-amended Act for the provision of customer retail services to the premises even though this Act is not in force in the form of the post-amended Act. However, until the FRC day— customer retail services can not be provided under the negotiated retail contract; and any customer retail contract under the pre-amended Act continues to apply for the provision of the services. Also, it is taken to be a term of the negotiated contract that the customer may, by written notice to the relevant retailer given within 10 business days after the FRC day, terminate the contract without penalty. The notice need not state a ground for the termination. s 326 sub 2006 No. 60 s 167 (sec.326-ssec.1) This section applies if— under the pre-amended Act, a customer is a non-contestable customer for premises; and the customer would, under the post-amended Act, be a small customer for the premises. (sec.326-ssec.2) Despite former section 169, the customer may enter into a negotiated retail contract under the post-amended Act for the provision of customer retail services to the premises even though this Act is not in force in the form of the post-amended Act. (sec.326-ssec.3) However, until the FRC day— customer retail services can not be provided under the negotiated retail contract; and any customer retail contract under the pre-amended Act continues to apply for the provision of the services. (sec.326-ssec.4) Also, it is taken to be a term of the negotiated contract that the customer may, by written notice to the relevant retailer given within 10 business days after the FRC day, terminate the contract without penalty. (sec.326-ssec.5) The notice need not state a ground for the termination.

• (a) under the pre-amended Act, a customer is a non-contestable customer for premises; and
• (b) the customer would, under the post-amended Act, be a small customer for the premises.
• (a) customer retail services can not be provided under the negotiated retail contract; and
• (b) any customer retail contract under the pre-amended Act continues to apply for the provision of the services.