74Access to meter

74 Access to meter (1) A customer to whom a water supply is made available through a meter installed by a licensee on land must ensure that it remains accessible to the licensee in accordance with the licensee's metering code. (2) If a licensee is unable to read, inspect or repair a meter installed on land, or to gain access to or otherwise work on the meter, the licensee may, by written notice, require the customer to whom the water supply is made available through the meter: (a) to remove the obstruction preventing access to the meter; or (b) to specify a time during normal working hours when access to the meter will be given. (3) A person who under subsection (2) is required to remove an obstruction must remove the obstruction within 14 days of the notice being given.

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