Section 130

the prescribing of purposes for which the supply of water, electricity or gas may be used;

the prevention and suppression of pollution, contamination, waste, misuse or use of water, electricity or gas;

the prevention of misuse of, or damage to, apparatus and works belonging to the Board or a public licensee in connection with the accumulation, production, generation, transmission or supply of water, electricity or gas;

the regulation and use of water, electricity or gas meters and the prohibition of interference with or damage to such meters or seals affixed thereto;

the prohibition of interference with, or damage to, water, gas or electric appliances supplied by the Board or a public licensee and plates or marks thereon;

the protection, preservation and conservation of water catchment areas and of any property therein;

the regulation of the installation of water, electricity or gas supplies and alterations thereto and the submission of plans and specifications in respect thereof;

the prescribing of materials of which conduits, pipes, cables and other apparatus and fittings for use in connection with the supply of water, electricity or gas shall be made, and of the size, shape, fitting, arrangement, connection, workmanship, examination, testing, position and method of cleaning them;

the prescribing of the types of water, gas or electric appliances to be used and the prohibition of the use of certain types thereof;

the regulation of the installation of water, gas or electric appliances and the removal or transfer thereof;

the prescribing of the methods of charging consumers for water, electricity or gas consumed in the event of any meter becoming out of order;

in relation to water service worker licences and cable detection work licences —

the class or classes of licences to be granted, the form and duration of those licences, the terms and conditions upon, and the circumstances in, which those licences may be granted, held, suspended, cancelled, altered, extended, renewed or replaced and the fees payable in respect thereof;

the qualifications and other requirements for applicants for such licences, the examination or testing of such applicants, the fees payable in respect of such examination or testing and the circumstances in and conditions on which an applicant may be exempted from such examination or testing; and

the duties and responsibilities of licensed water service workers or cable detection workers;

in relation to electrical or supply installations —

the intervals, times and manner at or in which any electrical or supply installation shall be inspected, the notice (if any) to be given in relation to inspections and the preparations to be made by the licensees of such installations and the management for such inspections;

the control of standards for electrical machinery, electric lines, wiring, fittings, accessories, appliances, consuming devices, control and protective gears associated with the generation, transmission, distribution and application of energy and the manner in which such machines, lines, wiring, fittings and apparatus shall be erected, fixed, protected, inspected, tested and maintained;

the approval and control of electrical apparatus, appliances, equipment and material with the object of securing their safety in service and the prohibition of the use, sale or hire of all electrical apparatus, appliances, equipment and materials which are in the opinion of the Board unsafe;

the fees to be paid for electrical or supply installation licences and any other fees which require to be prescribed;

the forms and contents of, and the conditions to be prescribed in, electricity or supply installation licences and the conditions for suspension, extension and revocation of such licences and the manner in which applications for such licences shall be made;

the manner of holding inquiries under Part VIII; and

the means to be adopted, whether by prohibition or otherwise, to prevent or abate any nuisance or pollution likely to arise or arising from the working of any electrical or supply installation or apparatus;

in relation to gas service work and gas service worker licences —

the control of standards and safety requirements for gas installations, gas fittings, appliances and accessories and the manner in which such gas installations, gas fittings, appliances and accessories shall be erected, fixed, protected, inspected, tested, operated and maintained when connected to the gas supply system of a public gas licensee;

the approval and control of gas apparatus, appliances, equipment and material with the object of securing their safety in service when connected to the gas supply system of a public gas licensee and the prohibition of use, sale or hire of all gas apparatus, appliances, equipment and materials which are in the opinion of the Board unsafe for use with gas supplied by a public gas licensee;

the prescribing of the types of gas service worker licences which may be granted, the form and duration of such licences, the terms and conditions upon which and the circumstances in which such licences may be granted, held, suspended, cancelled, altered, extended, renewed or replaced and the fees payable in respect thereof; and

the prescribing of the qualifications and other requirements required of applicants of gas service worker licences and the examination or testing of applicants for such licences and the fees payable in respect of such examination or testing and the circumstances in and conditions on which an applicant may be exempted from such examination or testing;

the protection of the public from dangers arising from the generation, production, transmission or supply of electricity or gas, from the use of electricity or gas supplied or from the installation, maintenance or use of any electric line, electrical plant or gas plant; and the elimination or reduction of risks of personal injury, or damage to property or interference with its use arising therefrom;

the prohibition of the supply or transmission of electricity or gas except by means of a system approved by the Board;

the prescribing of the form of notice to be given to the Board of accidents and of failures of the supply or transmission of electricity or gas;

the relieving of public licensees from any obligation to supply electricity or gas in such cases as may be prescribed; and

the prescribing of fees and charges for the purposes of this Act.