Common use of Disconnection and Curtailment Clause in Contracts

Disconnection and Curtailment. (a) The User acknowledges that in addition to the Service Provider’s rights under clauses 6.2 and 6.3 the Service Provider may: (1) Disconnect; or (2) Curtail or Interrupt, a Distribution Supply Point in: (3) an Emergency; or (4) in accordance with the Distribution System Code, the National Energy Retail Law and National Energy Retail Rules and any other applicable Regulatory Instruments; (5) circumstances where a direction or order to do so is issued to the Service Provider by an Authority and the Service Provider reasonably believes it is required to comply with that direction or order; or (6) in respect of a Customer, in accordance with the terms of any contract between the Service Provider and that Customer. (b) If the Service Provider can choose which Distribution Supply Points it will Curtail, Interrupt or Disconnect, or the order in which it can Curtail, Interrupt or Disconnect Distribution Supply Points, then the Service Provider will, acting reasonably, determine the Distribution Supply Points to be Curtailed, Interrupted or Disconnected and that order in such manner as it considers appropriate having regard to the relevant circumstances known to the Service Provider. (c) Where practicable, the Service Provider will notify the User which Distribution Supply Points it will Curtail, Interrupt or Disconnect and the order in which it proposes to Curtail, Interrupt or Disconnect those Distribution Supply Points prior to the Curtailment, Interruption or Disconnection.