8A. Unique identity information of individuals

An MSSL must collect and use an individual’s unique identity information —

to open for the individual a consumer account (including a contestable consumer account) for the supply of electricity, or to close such an account;

to connect the individual’s premises to the transmission system; or

to verify, in relation to a report by the individual to the MSSL about any tampering or suspected tampering of any meter, the individual’s identity.

An individual’s unique identity information for the purposes of paragraph (1) is any of the following:

the individual’s NRIC number;

the individual’s foreign identification number or FIN;

the individual’s work permit number.

An MSSL must collect and use an individual’s unique identity information —

to open for the individual a consumer account (including a contestable consumer account) for the supply of electricity, or to close such an account;

to connect the individual’s premises to the transmission system; or

to verify, in relation to a report by the individual to the MSSL about any tampering or suspected tampering of any meter, the individual’s identity.

An individual’s unique identity information for the purposes of paragraph (1) is any of the following:

the individual’s NRIC number;

the individual’s foreign identification number or FIN;

the individual’s work permit number.