Section 118 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Stopping supplies of gas or electricity

Stopping supplies of gas or electricity 118 1 This section applies in relation to a non-business debtor during a period of protection.

2 In relation to the debtor, a domestic utility creditor is any person who—

a provides the debtor with a supply of mains gas or mains electricity for the debtor's own domestic purposes, and b is a creditor under a qualifying debt that relates to the provision of that supply.

3 No domestic utility creditor is to stop the supply of gas or electricity, or the supply of any associated services, except in the cases in subsections (4) to (7).

4 The first case is where the reason for stopping a supply relates to the non-payment by the debtor of charges incurred in connection with that supply after the start of the period of protection.

5 The second case is where the reason for stopping a supply is unconnected with the non-payment by the debtor of any charges incurred in connection with—

a that supply, or b any other supply of mains gas or mains electricity, or of associated services, that is provided by the domestic utility creditor.

6 The third case is where regulations allow the supply to be stopped.

7 The fourth case is where the county court gives permission to stop a supply.

8 The county court may give permission for the purposes of subsection (7) subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.

9 A supply of mains gas is a supply of the kind mentioned in section 5(1)(b) of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44).

10 A supply of mains electricity is a supply of the kind mentioned in section 4(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29).