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O. Reg. 428/06: PRIORITY INSTALLATIONS"

O. Reg. 428/06: PRIORITY INSTALLATIONS, Under: Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15, Sched. A

Electricity Act, 1998

ONTARIO REGULATION 428/06

Priority Installations

Consolidation Period: From February 8, 2017 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 39/17.

Legislative History: 198/09, 39/17.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Priority installations

1. (1) The following distributors’ service areas are identified as priority installations for the purposes of Ontario Regulation 427/06 (Smart Meters: Discretionary Metering Activity and Procurement Principles) made under the Act:

1. Chatham-Kent Hydro Inc.

2. Middlesex Power Distribution Corporation.

3. Milton Hydro Distribution Inc.

4. Newmarket Hydro Ltd.

5. Tay Hydro Electric Distribution Company Inc.

6. Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited.  O. Reg. 428/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 198/09, s. 1 (1).

(2) For purposes of subsection (1), a distributor’s service area includes the service area of any other distributor that has been acquired by a distributor referenced in subsection (1).  O. Reg. 198/09, s. 1 (2).