Electricity Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Electrical and Supply Installations, Cable Detection Work and Electrical Workers
75. Procedure in case of defect in electrical or supply installation
Feedback & supportEvery electrical worker appointed to operate or to be in charge of or to control any electrical or supply installation and every person granted an electrical or a supply installation licence who becomes aware of a defect in any electrical or supply installation must forthwith make good or remove the defect or make a report thereon to the Authority.
electrical worker
“electrical worker” means any person whose trade or occupation requires or includes the personal performance by him or her of electrical work or a person who is otherwise competent or qualified to perform personally electrical work;
Where a report is made to the Authority under subsection (1), the Authority may by notice —
posted on the premises where the electrical or supply installation is installed or working; or
served on the person granted an electrical or a supply installation licence or the electrical worker who is appointed to operate or to be in charge of or to control the electrical or supply installation (as the case may be),require the defect to be made good or removed within such period as may be specified in the notice, and the electrical or supply installation must not be operated or used after the expiration of that period unless the defect has been made good or removed to the satisfaction of the Authority.
If the Authority is of the opinion that the defect is likely to cause immediate danger, the Authority may, by notice posted or served in the manner specified in subsection (2), forthwith suspend the operation and use of the electrical or supply installation until the defect is made good or removed, and the electrical or supply installation must not be operated or used so long as the notice of suspension remains in force.
supply installation
“supply installation” means the whole of any plant or apparatus in an installation owned or managed by a person for the provision of electricity (other than electricity used for the transmission of any communication or signal) solely for the person’s own use, including any machine supplying mechanical energy to a generator, with all necessary related plant, buildings and land, supply lines and consuming apparatuses, if any;
The Authority is not liable for the loss or damage caused to any person —
by the suspension of the operation and use of any electrical or supply installation under this section; or
by the suspension or revocation of an electrical or a supply installation licence under section 76.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.