69Adoption of form of deemed standard connection contract

69 Adoption of form of deemed standard connection contract

69 Adoption of form of deemed standard connection contract

(1) Adoption and publication A distributor must adopt a form of deemed standard connection contract and publish it on the distributor’s website.

Note—

This subsection is a civil penalty provision.

(2) Rules The Rules may make provision for or with respect to the adoption, form and contents of forms of deemed standard connection contracts, and in particular may provide for the manner of adoption and publication of forms of deemed standard connection contracts by distributors.

(3) Adoption without alteration except as permitted or required A distributor’s form of deemed standard connection contract—

(a) must adopt the relevant model terms and conditions with no alterations, other than permitted alterations or required alterations; and

(b) if there are any required alterations—must include those required alterations.

(4) Permitted alterations Permitted alterations are—

(a) alterations specifying details relating to identity and contact details of the distributor; and

(b) minor alterations that do not change the substantive effect of the model terms and conditions; and

(c) alterations of a kind specified or referred to in the Rules.

(5) Required alterations Required alterations are—

(a) alterations that the Rules require to be made to the distributor’s form of deemed standard connection contract in relation to matters relating to specific jurisdictions; and

(b) alterations to a term or condition that is already adopted by the distributor so as to make the adopted term or condition consistent with the model terms or conditions as currently required by the Rules; and

(c) alterations of a kind specified or referred to in the Rules.

(6) Definition In this section—

alterations includes omissions and additions.