S.L. 545.3 Art. 23Reading and examination of meters.

(1) Meters may be read or examined by the officials of the

Corporation whenever required by the Chief Executive.

(2) Where a consumer, after receiving reasonable notice fails to afford facilities to an officer of the Corporation for the reading of the meters, the Chief Executive, saving any other liability incurred by the consumer or other person who refuses admission to the official of the Corporation, or hinders or obstructs such reading, shall cause an assessment of the consumption to be made, at his discretion, on the basis of any of the options provided under regulation 25 and the consumer shall be charged accordingly: Provided that in any such case the proper adjustment of the consumer’s account in respect of the consumption shall be made when the meters are eventually read.