§ Mr. Charles A. Howellasked the Minister of Power how many consumers' complaints have been referred to independent examiners under the Electricity Act 1947, the Electricity (Supply) Acts 1882–1936 and the Electricity Supply (Meters) Act 1952 in each of the past five years; and in how many of these were the complaints upheld.
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§ Mr. WoodThe following table gives the number of meter disputes dealt with
Year ending 31st March Number of Disputes Meters found to be accurate Meters found to be inaccurate* drawn and no determination issued 1959 … … 133 94 20 (8) 19 1960 … … 189 136 24 (18) 29 1961 … … 199 144 30 (17) 25 1962 … … 273 204 32 (23) 37 1963 … … 282 223 31 (16) 28 The figures in brackets show the number of cases where the meter was found to have registered the value of the supply correctly under the consumers connected load although it was inaccurate over part of its range.