District Cooling Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Matters Relating to Licensees
31. Power to discontinue provision of district cooling services in emergency
Feedback & supportWhere a licensee is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on the occurrence of any emergency, in the interests of public safety or in order to avoid undue interference with the efficient provision of district cooling services to other consumers or for any other reasons affecting the public interest, the licensee may forthwith discontinue the provision of district cooling services to any consumer.
licensee
“licensee”, in relation to any service area, means a person who is authorised by a licence to carry out all or any of the functions of providing district cooling services to the service area;
The licensee must immediately after the discontinuance give written notice of the discontinuance to the Authority and the affected consumer, and must restore district cooling services to that consumer as soon as is reasonably practicable.
A licensee shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to any person resulting from such discontinuance in the provision of district cooling services.