Section 24
Reduction or cessation of retail of gas
Any retail licensee may cease the supply of gas or reduce, as he may think fit, the quantity of gas supplied to any consumer under the circumstances stated in section 18.
(2)
Without prejudice to any agreement, where the quantity of gas has been reduced as aforesaid —
(a)
no liability shall be incurred by the licensee in respect of any loss or damage caused by the reduction; and
(b)
in appropriate cases, an abatement in the charges for the supply of gas shall be made in proportion to the reduction made.
(3)
Any retail licensee shall not be liable for any loss to any person or damage to any property for any cessation or reduction of the supply of gas —
(a)
which is directly caused by any negligent act on the part of the consumer including any unauthorized connection of any piping system; or
(b)
which is shown to have resulted from any of the events described in section 18.
(4)
The retail licensee shall be liable for any loss to any person or damage to any property for any cessation or reduction of the supply of gas which is shown to have resulted from negligence on the part of persons employed by the licensee, his agents or servants, as the case may be, or from his faulty construction of the piping system.
(5)
Without prejudice to subsection (4) the retail licensee shall rectify any damage to ensure continuation of the supply of gas within a reasonable period of time and to repair any damage from the outlet of the meter to the internal piping within the consumer’s premises if it is shown to have resulted from the negligent act of the retail licensee, his agents or servants, as the case may be.
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