49Declaration of reserve supplier

49 Declaration of reserve supplier

(1)  For the purposes of this section, the water services or sewerage services specified in an order made under subsection (2) are "reserved services".

(2)  The Minister may, by order, declare that a regulated entity is the reserve supplier in relation to the provision of one or more water services or sewerage services within the whole or any specified part of its area of operations.

(3)  Before making an order under subsection (2) , the Minister is to provide a copy of the proposed order to the Regulator.

(4)  A reserve supplier is required to offer to provide the reserved services to all customers within the area specified in an order made under subsection (2) and to provide those services where the offer is accepted by customers in accordance with the prices, terms and conditions determined by the Regulator in accordance with Divisions 4 and 5 of this Part.