Public Utilities Act · 1992 Revised Edition · Part V · Licensed Electrical and Supply Installations
63. Power to make regulations
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The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part prescribing —
the powers, duties and functions of its employees and the manner in which such powers, duties and functions are to be exercised and carried out;
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 and the management for such inspections;
supply installation
“supply installation” means the whole of any plant or apparatus under one ownership or management, designed for the supply or use, or both supply and use, as the case may be, of electricity (other than electricity supplied or used for the transmission of any communication or signal) including any machine supplying mechanical energy to a generator, with all necessary plant, buildings and land in connection therewith, pipelines, supply lines and consuming apparatus, if any.
the control of standards for electrical machinery, electric lines, wiring, fittings, accessories, appliances, consuming devices, control and protective gear associated with the generation, transmission, distribution and application of energy and the manner in which such machines, electric lines, wiring, fittings and apparatus shall be erected, fixed, protected, inspected, tested and maintained;
apparatus
“apparatus” means water, gas or electrical apparatus and includes all apparatus, machines, consuming devices and fittings in which pipes or conductors are used or of which they form a part;
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 material which are in the opinion of the Board unsafe;
the fees to be paid for licences and any other fees which require to be prescribed under the provisions of this Part;
the forms and contents of, and the conditions to be prescribed in, licences and the conditions for suspension, extension and revocation of licences and the manner in which applications for licences shall be made;
the manner of holding inquiries under this Part;
the form of notices and the manner of service thereof;
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;
any other matters required to be prescribed by this Part or which may appear to the Board expedient for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part, or for securing the safety of the public; and
the penalties to be imposed for breaches of the regulations.