Section 23
Section 23
Where any person is to be charged —
(a)
as a consumer who receives gas from a shipping or retail licensee;
(b)
as a private gas licensee who receives gas from a shipping licensee;
(c)
as a retail licensee who receives gas from a shipping licensee; or
(d)
for his utilization of the facility of a regasification, transportation or distribution licensee, by reference to the quantity of gas involved, the gas shall be delivered through, and its quantity shall be ascertained by an appropriate meter including a pre-paid meter, automated metering infrastructure or by telemetering.
(2)
The meter, to be provided by the regasification, transportation, distribution or retail licensee, whether by way of sale, hire or loan, shall be of the type approved by the Commission or its appointed body for that purpose and complying with the requirements of any subsidiary legislations made under this Enactment, codes or guidelines issued under this Enactment.
(3)
The meter shall be installed —
(a)
on the premises of consumers of shipping licensee or retail licensee in a position as determined by the said licensees;
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(b)
at such facility in a position as determined by the regasification licensee for the import into regasification terminal or utilization of the regasification facility; and
(c)
at the city gate station in a position as determined by transportation licensee for the delivery of gas from a transmission pipeline to a distribution pipeline.
(4)
If the consumer refuses or fails to have the delivery or supply of gas or utilization of facility through the appropriate meter provided and installed in accordance with subsections (2) and
(3)
or if such meter is found to be tampered with so as not to register correct or accurate readings or data on the gas delivered or supplied, the licensee may refuse to give or may discontinue the delivery or supply of gas or utilization of the facility.
(5)
Regulations may be prescribed and codes or guidelines may be issued to regulate the licensee’s responsibility in relation to metering in accordance with this Enactment.