25Interpretation of Part 5

25 Interpretation of Part 5

In this Part –

commencement day means the day on which this Part commences;

connection and supply contract means a connection and supply contract, within the meaning of regulation 17A of the contestable customer regulations;

contestable customer regulations means the Electricity Supply Industry (Contestable Customer) Regulations 2005 as in force immediately before the commencement day;

customer has the meaning it has in the ESI Act;

deemed distribution contract means a contract that, immediately before the commencement day, applied under regulation 17B of the contestable customer regulations;

ESI Act means the Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 as in force immediately before the commencement day;

former market contract means a contract, for the sale of electricity, in force immediately before the commencement day, that is not –

(a) a contract formed under section 39A of the ESI Act; or

(b) a former standing offer contract;

former prepayment meter market retail contract means a former market contract that relates to the use by a customer of a prepayment meter;

former standing offer contract means a standing offer contract within the meaning of the contestable customer regulations;

large offer contestable customer means a person who is, immediately before the commencement day, a large offer contestable customer within the meaning of the contestable customer regulations;