4. Daily Read Equipment

(a) a notional Meter Reading will be used for the purposes of Individual NDM Reconciliation in accordance with Section E paragraph 5; and

(b) the Operator will not later than 15 Business Days after the Supply Meter Point Registration Date provide such notional Meter Reading to the Proposing User and the Withdrawing User as an estimated Meter Reading.

3.21 The Registered User shall secure that a Valid Meter Reading is obtained and provided to the Operator:

(a) (as required by Section L paragraph 11.66) upon the Isolation of any Supply Meter Point; and

(b) upon the replacement (whether for examination, inspection, repair, maintenance or exchange or otherwise) of any Supply Meter, in respect of both the replaced and the replacement meter.

3.22 Where the Operator undertakes the Isolation of a Supply Meter Point in a manner which involves the Operator having access to the Supply Meter, the Operator will be responsible (on behalf of the Registered User) for complying with paragraph 3.21.

3.23 Where (in accordance with paragraph 2.9) the Operator undertakes the replacement of a Supply Meter, the Operator will be responsible (on behalf of the Registered User) for complying with paragraph 3.21(b).

3.24 Upon the provision of a Valid Meter Reading in respect of a Non-Daily Read Supply Meter the Operator will calculate the Metered Volume and the Metered Quantity.

3.25 The Operator will maintain records of Valid Meter Readings provided to it, in such form and for such time (but not in any event exceeding 5 years) as shall be requisite for the purposes of paragraph 3.24.

4. Daily Read Equipment

4.1 For the purposes of the Code "Daily Read Equipment" is equipment, of a design and standard of manufacture specified (consistently with any Legal Requirements) by the Operator for the purposes of this Section M, which enables Meter Readings to be obtained by the Operator remotely at set intervals.

4.2 Daily Read Equipment comprises:

(a) a device for capturing from the Supply Meter, and/or (where installed) a corrector, data which constitutes or permits the derivation of a Meter Reading; and

(b) a telephone line or radio transmitter and/or such other equipment as shall be required for transmitting such data to the Operator.

4.3 Daily Read Equipment is required to be designed to be capable of enabling Meter Readings to be obtained at intervals of 6 minutes (and greater intervals) and of having the intervals at which Meter Readings are obtained set remotely (by means of the equipment referred to in paragraph 4.2(b)).

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4.4 Daily Read Equipment may (where designed to be capable of such installation) be installed in connection with more than one Supply Meter.

4.5 Unless otherwise agreed between the Operator and a User, the Operator will (in accordance with paragraph 2.9) be responsible for furnishing, installing, making operational and maintaining Daily Read Equipment.

4.6 Where the Operator furnishes or has furnished Daily Read Equipment, with effect from the date upon which the relevant Supply Meter Point becomes a Very Large DM Supply Meter Point or DM Supply Meter Point, the Registered User shall pay the appropriate component of the Customer Charge in accordance with the Conveyance Charge Statement.

4.7 Daily Read Equipment installed at a Supply Meter Point will be treated as being operational (for the purposes of paragraph 1.7) with effect from the later of:

(a) Day on which the Operator notifies the Registered User that the equipment is operational; and

(b) the first Day on which the Operator provides to the User a Valid Meter Reading obtained by means of such equipment.

4.8 Subject to paragraph 4.9, where Daily Read Equipment is furnished and installed by the Operator in accordance with paragraph 4.5, the Operator will, upon request by the Registered User and provided it is operationally feasible to do so, permit an arrangement whereby either the User or the consumer (but not both) shall have access to the Daily Read Equipment for the purposes of obtaining directly readings from the Supply Meter Installation.

4.9 In any case where an arrangement is permitted under paragraph 4.8:

(a) the Registered User shall bear or secure that the consumer bears all costs incurred in connection with such arrangement, and shall secure that such arrangement will not interfere with the Supply Meter Installation or its operation, or with the obtaining of Meter Readings under paragraph 5.1;

(b) such arrangement shall not be taken as implying any contractual relationship between the Operator and the consumer; and

(c) data obtained by the Registered User or consumer shall have no significance for the purposes of the Code.

4.10 Where, upon an inspection (pursuant to a Daily Read Error Notice or otherwise) of Daily Read Equipment, the Operator finds that the Reed Switch is not functioning correctly, or is the cause of the Daily Read Equipment not functioning correctly:

(a) the Operator shall so notify the Registered User as soon as reasonably practicable after its inspection;

(b) the Operator shall:

(i) take reasonable steps to arrange for a gas meter examiner to attend (so soon as such a person may be available to attend) at the Supply Meter Point Premises, so as to allow the seal on the Supply Meter lawfully to be broken for the purposes

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