Regulation 6

ensure that the meter installation is secured against unauthorised access, interference and tampering, and, where necessary, install a remote alarm which alerts the meter owner to any unauthorised access to the meter installation;

ensure that the meter installation is located as close to the point of measurement on the gas transmission pipeline as technically practicable;

ensure that the meter data held in the meter installation is protected from unauthorised local or remote electronic access by implementing appropriate security measures, including, where necessary, password protection and data firewalls;

ensure that the security measures he has implemented to prevent any unauthorised local or remote electronic access to the meter data held in the meter installation are reviewed periodically;

keep secure record of the electronic access password used to prevent any unauthorised local or remote electronic access to the meter data held in the meter installation; and

provide the designated gas transporter or a relevant gas shipper, as the case may be, with a “read only” password to access the meter data held in the meter installation.