Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Electricity (Electrical Installations) Regulations

Regulation 10

Power to disconnect

Subregulation 1

In addition to any penalty which may be imposed under these Regulations or otherwise, where regulation 7, 8 or 9 is not complied with, the electricity licensee may in accordance with section 39 of the Act discontinue or refuse to connect the supply of electricity to that electrical installation.

Subregulation 2

Where a consumer purchases electricity, directly or indirectly, from a wholesale electricity market for his premises and the consumer fails to pay any charges owed to the market support services licensee providing market support services to that consumer, the market support services licensee may —

(a)

direct the transmission licensee to disconnect the supply of electricity to such premises from the transmission system; and

(b)

where such premises are connected indirectly to the transmission system through an electrical installation, disconnect the supply of electricity to such premises from such electrical installation.