Public Utilities Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II RECONSTITUTION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF BOARD
3 Reconstitution of Board
4 Common seal
5 Constitution of Board
6 Functions and duties of Board
7 Powers of Board
8 Directions by Minister
9 Furnishing of information
10 Appointment of employees
11 Public servants
12 Protection from personal liability
13 Power to borrow
14 Duty of Board in financial matters
15 Annual estimates
16 Investment of funds
17 Financial provisions
18 Annual report
19 Symbol or representation of Board
Part III WATER UNDERTAKING OF BOARD AND WATER SERVICE WORKERS
20 Tariffs for supply of water and apparatus
21 Board to supply water
22 Board may require security
23 Board may cut off supply in default of payment
24 Power to enter upon lands for survey, inspection, etc.
25 Recovery of moneys due to Board
26 Relocation of water installation
27 Board may stop or interrupt supply
28 Board may reduce supply
29 Property of Board not to be subject to distress or taken in execution
30 Apparatus and appliances let for hire by Board not to be subject to distress or taken in execution
31 Entry into premises for inspection and repairs
32 Power to enter upon premises adjacent to works
33 Notice of obstruction of pipe or other apparatus to be given to Board
34 Penalty or late payment charge
35 Contribution towards capital outlay to provide water supply
36 Board in executing works to provide convenient ways, etc.
37 Licensing of water service worker
Part IV LICENSING OF GENERATION, PRODUCTION,TRANSMISSION AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS
38 Licences authorising generation, production, transmission and supply of electricity and gas
39 Restriction on transfer of public licence
40 Designation of public electricity supplier
41 Modification of conditions of public licence
42 Suspension or cancellation of public licence
43 Codes of practice
44 Directions affecting public licensee
45 Compliance with codes of practice and directions of Board
46 Exclusion of liability for Board
47 General duties of public electricity licensee
48 Duty to supply on request
49 Exceptions from duty to supply
50 Tariffs fixed by public electricity supplier and public gas licensee
51 Power to recover expenditure
52 Power to require security
53 Additional terms of supply of electricity
54 Special agreement with respect to supply of electricity
55 Determination of disputes by Board
56 Fuel stocks at generating stations
57 Keeping of register by Board
Part V CONTROL OF RELEVANT PUBLIC LICENSEES
58 Meaning and effect of special administration order
59 Special administration order made on application by Board
60 Remuneration and expenses of Board and others
Part VI TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING
61 Vesting of undertaking of Board in successor companies
62 Initial Government holding in successor companies
63 Financial structure of successor companies
64 Application of Companies Act in relation to offer of shares or debentures of successor companies
65 Application of Trustees Act in relation to investment in successor companies
66 Transfer of employees of Board to successor companies
67 Continuation and completion of disciplinary proceedings
68 Existing agreements and pending proceedings
Part VII MATTERS RELATING TO PUBLIC LICENSEES
69 Works of public electricity licensee
70 Works of public gas licensee
71 Felling of trees
72 Entry into premises by public licensee for purposes of exploration
73 Recovery of charges
74 Entry during continuance of supply
75 Entry during discontinuance of supply
76 Entry for replacing, repairing or altering electric line, electrical plant or gas plant
77 Relocation of installations of public licensee
78 Electrical plant, gas plant, etc., not fixtures and not subject to distress
79 Improper use of gas
80 Prevention of escape of gas
81 Power to discontinue supply of electricity or gas in emergency, etc.
82 Application of provisions of Part III to public licensee
Part VIII ELECTRICAL AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS, CABLE DETECTION WORK AND GAS WORKERS
83 Licence required for use or operation of electrical or supply installation
84 Notice to public electricity licensee to cut off supply
85 Supply lines and other apparatus on State land
86 Existing electrical or supply installations
87 Exemption of certain electrical or supply installations
88 Control by electrical worker
89 Inspection of electrical or supply installation
90 Restriction of use to specified purpose
91 Procedure in case of defect in electrical or supply installation
92 Suspension and revocation of electrical or supply installation licence
93 Entry into premises
94 Board not liable for operation of electrical or supply installation
95 Cable detection work to be carried out before earth works
96 Powers of Board in relation to cable detection work
97 Safety requirements in relation to gas
98 Building or structure over gas main or gas service pipe prohibited
99 Licensing of gas service worker
100 Application for gas service worker licence
101 Exemption of Board, public gas licensee, employees and agents
Part IX OFFENCES
102 Prohibition of unlicensed generation, production, transmission or supply of electricity or gas, etc.
103 Offences relating to electrical or supply installations
104 Engagement of unlicensed gas service worker prohibited
105 Licensed cable detection workers
106 Restoration of supply without consent
107 Damage to property of Board or public licensee
108 Compensation for damaging property of Board
109 Falsely pretending to be employee of Board or public licensee
110 Unauthorised connection with main, pipe, etc., of Board or public licensee
111 Penalty for obstructing Board or public licensee in performance of duties
112 Making of false statements etc.
113 Certificate of Chief Executive to be evidence of certain facts
114 Jurisdiction of Courts
115 Person authorised by Board may require evidence of identity in certain cases
116 Offences by body corporate
117 Duty to enquire before excavation
118 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
119 General penalties
120 Compounding of offences
Part X MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
121 Appeal to Minister
122 Property of Board and successor companies not fixtures
123 Serious accidents to be reported and investigated
124 Power to administer oaths, etc.
125 Determination of compensation, damages and costs by Magistrate’s Court or District Court
126 Powers of arrest
127 Conduct of proceedings by officers
128 General exemption
129 Service of documents
130 Regulations
131 Transitional provisions
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations