103. Offences relating to electrical or supply installations
Feedback & supportAny person who wilfully tampers with or adjusts any electrical or supply installation or any part thereof so as to cause or to be likely to cause danger to human life or limb or damage to any property shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.
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 the 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, but does not include any electric line, supply line or electrical plant of the Board or a public licensee;
Any person who by rash or negligent act or omission committed or omitted in respect of any electrical or supply installation or any part thereof, under his control causes hurt to any person or damage to any property shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with section 83(1)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Any licensee of a supply installation who without express authority from the Board supplies electricity or lays down any supply line or constructs any electrical works outside the service area specified in his licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both, and any such unauthorised line or works may be removed by order of the Board, and the reasonable cost of such removal may be recovered from the licensee.
Board
“Board” means the Public Utilities Board established under the Public Utilities Act in force before 1st October 1995 and continued by section 3;
Any licensee of an electrical or supply installation who, without lawful excuse, fails to comply with any condition in his licence shall be guilty of an offence.