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(1) Check meters and stand-by meters shall be installed wherever necessary in accordance with the provisions in the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006, as amended from time to time. (2) LT, HT and EHT consumers shall provide a locked and weather proof compartment or enclosure of a design approved by the licensee to house the metering equipment including current transformer (CT), and potential transformer (PT). (3) If the meter, along with the associated equipment, is supplied by the licensee to the consumer, the licensee may require the consumer to give the licensee a security for the price of the meter and associated equipment and to execute the agreement for payment of rent at the rates approved by the Commission. (4) In the case of connections where cost of the meter has been borne by the consumer, no meter rent shall be charged from the consumer. (5) The consumer shall provide suitable and adequate space for installation of the meter in such a manner that it is always accessible to the licensee or his representatives. (6) In the case of multi-storeyed buildings, the meters shall be fixed preferably on the ground floor having proper ventilation and adequate illumination. (7) The point of supply and the location for installation of meter and other equipment shall be decided in consultation with consumer so that such locations are easily accessible for installation, commissioning, inspection, reading, recording and maintenance of such meter and other equipment and in doing so only minimum inconvenience or infringement upon privacy shall be caused to the owner or occupier of the premises or to his business. (8) All HT and EHT consumers shall provide independent entry to the meter or metering cubicle. (9) The height of meter display and location shall be as per the standards specified by the 'Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for testing, evaluation, installation and maintenance of A.C. electricity meters-Code of practice'. (10) Initial installation as well as replacement of the meter shall be done by a qualified employee of the licensee duly authorised for this purpose, in the presence of the consumer or his representative. (11) The licensee shall adopt a format of meter particulars sheet for recording the particulars of the meter at the time of initial installation or replacement. (12) The licensee shall retain one copy of the meter particulars sheet and its second copy, duly signed by the authorised representative of the licensee, shall be given to the consumer under proper acknowledgment. (13) The consumer or his authorised representative shall also sign the meter particulars sheet. (14) Subsequently, details of any faults in the meter, repairs, replacements etc. shall be entered in the meter particulars sheet by the licensee or his authorised representative. (15) Whenever a new meter is installed, either for a new connection or for replacement, it shall be sealed in the presence of the consumer. (16) The seal, name plates and distinguishing numbers or marks affixed on the said equipment or apparatus shall not in any way be broken, erased or altered by the consumer or his employee or any person acting on his behalf. (17) Treatment of meter seals shall be in accordance with the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006, as amended from time to time. (18) The consumer shall be responsible for safe custody of meter and accessories, if the same is installed within the premises of the consumer. (19) The consumer shall promptly intimate the licensee about any fault, accident or abnormality noticed with the meter. (20) It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to maintain the meter and keep it in good working condition at all times. (21) The licensee may also have a provision for such metering system where the display unit is at the premises of the consumer and the metering unit is on any structure such as a pole or a distribution pillar outside the premises of the consumer and in such cases, the responsibility of safe custody of the metering unit shall be with the licensee.