What the official record says
This Act is the Smart Meters (Consumer Choice) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Electricity Act 1992. The purpose of this Act is to empower domestic consumers to better manage their electricity use by requiring providers of smart meters to inform domestic consumers of their options when upgrading to smart meters, and setting minimum requirements for the provision of smart meters. The definition of in section 2(1) is amended by adding the following paragraph: the installation, servicing or upgrading of a smart meter under Part 3A The following Part is inserted after Part 3: In this Part,— means advanced metering infrastructure means a tariff where the customer pays the same fixed rate for every unit of electricity co