Public Utilities Act(CHAPTER 261)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
Establishment, incorporation and constitution of Board
3 Establishment and incorporation of Public Utilities Board
4 Common seal
5 Constitution of Board
6 Disqualification from membership
7 Members of Board to dispose of interest in any water, gas or electricity undertaking
8 Disclosure of interest in any contract
9 Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members of Board
10 Quorum
11 Vacancies
12 Procedure of Board
Officers and employees of Board
13 Appointment of officers and employees
14 Lists of posts and appointment of employees
Part III BOARD’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Functions and duties of Board
15 General functions of Board
16 Board to supply water, etc.
17 Board may form companies
18 Board may stop or interrupt supplies
19 Power to reduce supply
20 Board may cut off supply in default of payment
21 Protection from personal liability
22 Public servants
23 Appointment of committees of Board, and delegation of its powers
Power to borrow money
24 Borrowing powers
25 Loans charged upon Board’s revenues
General financial provisions
26 General duties of Board in financial matters
27 Annual estimates
28 Contribution by Government towards capital outlay to provide supplies
29 Contribution by landowners towards capital outlay to provide supplies
30 Tariffs
31 Pension schemes, provident fund, etc.
32 Application of revenue
33 Investment of funds
34 Accounts
35 Audit
36 Auditor’s reports
37 Annual statement of accounts
Annual report
38 Annual report
Part IV TRANSFER TO BOARD OF CITY COUNCIL UNDERTAKINGS, ETC.
39 Interpretation
40 Transfer to Board of water, gas and electricity undertakings of City Council and loans raised by City Council
41 Existing agreements
Transfer of employees, etc.
42 Transfer of employees
43 Safeguarding of Provident Fund benefits
44 Retirement or death of persons who are not members of Municipal Provident Fund
Part V LICENSED ELECTRICAL AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS
45 Interpretation
46 Licence required for use of electrical or supply installation
47 Supply lines and other apparatus on State land
48 Licensing of electrical and supply installation
49 Exemption
50 Control by electrical worker
51 Inspection of electrical or supply installations
52 Restriction of use to specified purposes
53 Procedure in case of defect in electrical or supply installation
54 Suspension and revocation of licence
55 Existing electrical or supply installations
56 Electrical interference with signalling processes or circuits
57 Compliance with regulations
58 Entry into premises
59 Serious accidents to be reported and investigated
60 Power to administer oaths, etc.
61 Offences
62 Board not liable
63 Power to make regulations
Part VA GAS SUPPLY AND SAFETY AND LICENSING OF GAS SERVICE WORKERS
63A Interpretation
63B Safety requirements
63C No building or structure over any gas main or gas service pipe
63D No person to perform gas service work or to hold himself out as a gas service worker unless he is a licensed gas service worker
63E No unlicensed gas service worker to be engaged
63F Application for licence
63G Regulations
Part VI WATER SERVICE WORKER
64 Interpretation
65 No person to perform water service work or to hold himself out as a water service worker unless licensed
66 Powers of Board
67 Board may make regulations
Part VII CABLE DETECTION WORK
68 Interpretation
69 Cable detection work to be carried out before earth works
70 Licensed cable detection workers
71 Powers of Board
Part VIII PROPERTY OF BOARD
72 Power to acquire property
73 Power to sell or exchange property
74 Property of Board
75 Pipes, lines, etc., not to be subject to distress, etc.
76 Damage to property
77 Defence to damaging electricity cable
78 Compensation for damaging property of Board
79 Board’s symbol
Part IX GENERAL
80 Entry into premises for inspection and repairs
81 Penalty for damage, etc.
82 Power to enter upon lands
83 Power to enter upon lands adjacent to works
84 Notice of obstruction of pipe, line or other apparatus to be given to Board
85 Recovery of moneys due to Board
85A Penalty or late payment charge
86 Apparatus and appliances let for hire by Board not to be subject to distress or taken in execution
87 Presumption against consumer
88 Board in executing works to provide convenient ways, etc.
89 Compensation, damages and costs to be determined by Magistrate’s Court or District Court
90 Penalty for obstructing Board in performance of its duty
91 Fraud
92 Evidentiary provision
93 Jurisdiction of courts
94 Employee of Board may require evidence of identity in certain cases
95 Powers of arrest
96 Offences committed by a body corporate
96A Duty to enquire before excavation
96B Returns and information
97 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
98 General penalties
99 Compounding of offences
100 Power to make regulations
101 Exemption
Legislative History