Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 19

Section 19 of the principal Act is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately after the word “consumers” appearing in the sixth line of subsection (3) thereof the words “or for the conservation of electricity supplies or for such other reasons affecting the public interests”;

(b)

by inserting immediately after subsection (3) thereof the following new subsection: —“(4) Where any person operates an electrical or supply installation without a licence issued under Part V of this Act the Board may forthwith cut off the supply of electricity to that electrical or supply installation.”;

(c)

by deleting the expression “or (3)” appearing in subsection (4) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “, (3) or (4)”; and

(d)

by renumbering subsections (4), (5) and (6) thereof as subsections (5), (6) and (7) respectively.