Public Utilities (Licensing of Electrical and Supply Installations) (Exemption) Notification 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 29 Mar 1996

No. S 138

Public Utilities Act 1995

(Act 26 of 1995)

Public Utilities (Licensing of Electrical and Supply Installations) (Exemption) Notification 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 87 of the Public Utilities Act 1995, the Public Utilities Board hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Public Utilities (Licensing of Electrical and Supply Installations) (Exemption) Notification 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996.

Exempted electrical and supply installations

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the following electrical and supply installations are exempted from the provisions of Part VIII of the Act:

(a)	electrical and supply installations in any residential flat;
(b)	electrical and supply installations in any unit in a condominium development;
(c)	electrical and supply installations in any residential building or condominium development, other than such installations in a flat or unit therein, if the approved load for the whole residential building or condominium development does not exceed 45 kilo volt-ampere;
(d)	electrical and supply installations in any residential premises, other than a residential building or condominium development, if the installations are used exclusively for domestic purposes; and
(e)	electrical installations in any other premises if the approved load for the premises does not exceed 45 kilo volt-ampere.

(2) The exemptions listed in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to electrical installations in —

(a)	any premises for making, manufacturing or storing matches, fireworks or calcium carbide;
(b)	any sawmill or premises where machinery other than light portable machinery is used to fashion timber into furniture, house fittings and other woodwork;
(c)	any premises for manufacturing, treating, smoking or preparing rubber;
(d)	any garage or premises kept or used for painting motor vehicles or any premises in which any class of petroleum is dispensed to motor vehicles unless the garage or premises is used in connection with a private dwelling house and kept for private use only;
(e)	any premises in which retreading of tyres are carried out;
(f)	any premises for storing cellulose solutions;
(g)	any premises for manufacturing or storing acetylene; and
(h)	any premises where building operations or works of engineering construction are being carried out.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “condominium development” means any development approved by the competent authority under the Planning Act [Cap. 232] as a condominium development.

Revocation

3. The Public Utilities (Licensing of Electrical and Supply Installations) (Exemption) Notification is revoked.

[N 3.]

Made this 26th day of March 1996.

LEE EK TIENG

Chairman,
Public Utilities Board,
Singapore.

[AD/00301/1; AG/SL/3/95]

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