4  Authority's obligation to procure Metered Electricity

4.1  Subject to paragraph 4.6, the Authority shall for the duration of the Contract Term enter into a contract with an Electricity Supplier in order to procure a supply of Metered Electricity to the Metered Apparatus (the Metered Electricity Contract) and such Metered Electricity Contract shall allow for invoices to be paid monthly in arrears.  The Authority shall provide a copy of such Electricity Contract to the Service Provider and any amendments thereto.

4.2  The Service Provider shall provide any information and/or assistance that the Authority may reasonably require relating to the supply of Metered Electricity pursuant to the Metered Electricity Contract (the Metered Electricity Supply) within five (5) Business Days of the date of receipt of such Authority request.

4.3  The Authority shall forward to the Service Provider any details received in respect of the previous Month's Metered Electricity Supply within three (3) Business Days of the receipt of such details from the Metered Electricity Supplier, including details of the consumption of Metered Electricity for each of the Metered Apparatus[, for the purposes of the calculation pursuant to paragraph ♦ of the Payment Mechanism].

4.4  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4.5, the Service Provider shall be entitled to dispute the information contained in the Monthly Electricity Invoice with the Electricity Supplier.

4.5  The Service Provider shall not, by any act or omission, cause the Authority to be in breach of the terms of any Metered Electricity Contract.  In the event that the Service Provider's acts or omissions cause the Authority to be in breach of a Metered Electricity Contract or cause the Metered Electricity Supplier to terminate a Metered Electricity Contract, the provisions of clause [55] (Indemnity) shall apply and the Service Provider shall at its own cost provide such assistance as the Authority may require in entering into a replacement metered electricity contract.

4.6  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4.1, the Service Provider shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with (including installation and the cost of Metered Electricity at its actual rate) for any Metered Apparatus which requires the installation of electricity meters (the Meters) after the Service Commencement Date (the New Meters).

4.7  Any fixed and standing charges (the Existing Meter Standing Charge) associated with any Meter other than a New Meter (the Existing Meters) shall be paid by the Authority, save that any increase in any Existing Meter Standing Charge which is reasonably attributable to the provision of the Service shall be payable by the Service Provider to the Authority (and deducted from the Monthly Payment in accordance with paragraph [♦] of the Payment Mechanism);

4.8  Any fixed and standing charges associated with New Meters shall be solely for the account of the Service Provider.