5.—(1) The Water (Meters) Regulations 1988 M1 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (3)—
(a)for the definition of “the customer”, there is substituted—
““the customer” in relation to a supply of water provided by an undertaker to any premises, means the person on whom liability to pay charges to the undertaker in respect of that supply of water would fall;”;
(b)at the end of the definition of “undertakers”, “and” is omitted; and
(c)the definition of “water charges” is omitted.
(3) In regulation 8 (method of proof and effect of meter reading), in paragraph (1), after “fix charges” there is inserted “ payable by the customer ”.
(4) In regulation 9 (adjustment of charges), in paragraph (1), after “payable by the undertakers” there is inserted “ to the customer ”.
(5) In regulation 10 (information provided with bills), after “Where charges” there is inserted “ payable by the customer ”.
(6) In regulation 11 (arbitration)—
(a)for “any person” there is substituted “ the customer ”; and
(b)for “that person” there is substituted “ the customer ”.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1988/1048, amended by S.I. 1988/1288.