Public Utilities Act |
Public Utilities (Electricity Supply) Regulations |
Rg 3 |
REVISED EDITION 1990 |
(25th March 1992) |
[2nd June 1975] |
Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Utilities (Electricity Supply) Regulations. |
Definitions |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Board to supply electricity |
Application for supply |
4.—(1) An application for a supply of electricity or for an extension to an existing supply shall be made by a licensed electrical contractor or, in special cases approved by the Board, by a professional electrical engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act [Cap. 253] (referred to in these Regulations as a registered electrical engineer) in such form as the Board may require.
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Substation to be provided |
5.—(1) Where an application for a supply of electricity under regulation 4 necessitates the provision of a substation, the site, structure and design of the substation shall be approved by the Board before the substation may be used or operated.
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Supply lines |
6.—(1) An applicant for a supply of electricity shall pay in advance for the cost of installing every required supply line.
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Position of meters and equipment |
7.—(1) The Board shall determine the point at which every supply line shall terminate in any premises which is supplied or shall be supplied with electricity.
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Assessment of consumption when meter is faulty |
8. Where a meter is faulty or where its registration does not show accurately the amount of electricity supplied to the premises where it is installed, the amount of electricity consumed in the premises during the period when the meter was faulty or inaccurate shall be assessed by the Board. |
Loss of or damage to meters |
9. Where a meter belonging to the Board is installed in any premises in such a way that access to the meter can only be made with the consent of a consumer, the consumer shall be liable for any loss of or damage to the meter through no fault of the Board or an authorised officer. |
Testing of meters |
10.—(1) If a consumer disputes the accuracy of any meter of the Board which is used to measure the electricity supplied to him the consumer may request the Board to test the meter.
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Property of Board |
11.—(1) All supply lines, meters, equipment, accessories and ancillary apparatuses belonging to the Board and installed on or in any premises for the purpose of supplying electricity to a consumer shall remain the property of the Board.
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Removal of property of Board |
12. A consumer shall, before vacating or demolishing any premises at which electricity is supplied to him, give the Board not less than 7 days’ notice in writing of the vacation or demolition and in default of the notice, the consumer shall be liable to pay to the Board for any electricity supplied at the premises up to the time when the readings on every meter on or in the premises are next ascertained or where the premises are vacated, the date from which any subsequent occupier of the premises may request the Board to supply electricity to the premises, whichever is the earlier. |
Approval of electrical installations |
13.—(1) No electrical installation shall be connected to any of the Board’s supply lines and no re-wiring of or addition to an electrical installation already connected thereto shall be made until an application for a supply of electricity or an extension to an existing supply thereof is made in respect of the installation under regulation 4(1) and the application has been approved by the Board.
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Power to disconnect and refusal to connect |
14.—(1) Where an electrical installation is connected to any of the Board’s supply lines, or a re-wiring or an addition to an electrical installation already connected thereto is made in contravention of regulation 13(1) or (2), the installation shall be disconnected by the Board from every supply of electricity thereof.
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Failure of supply of electricity to consumers |
15.—(1) If at any time, a supply of electricity to a consumer’s premises should fail, the Board shall attend to the failure at the request of the consumer.
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Penalty |
16. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 7(5) or 13 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding $150 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction. |