Electricity Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Matters Relating to Electricity Licensees
38. Electrical plant not fixtures and not subject to distress
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Any electrical plant, electric line, electricity meter, appliance, accessory, fitting and appurtenance owned or let for hire or lent to a consumer by an electricity licensee and which has been affixed or fastened to any part of the premises —
electrical plant
“electrical plant” means any plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance used for, or for purposes connected with, the supply of electricity;
continues to remain the property of that licensee and is deemed not to be a fixture, and does not vest in the owner of the premises; and
premises
“premises” includes buildings, structures, streets, lands, waters, tenements, easements of any tenure, whether State land or not, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
is not to be subject to distress or be liable to be taken under or pursuant to an enforcement order of any court or any proceedings in bankruptcy against the person in whose possession it is.