Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Electricity (Electrical Installations) Regulations

Regulation 12

Person responsible for electrical installation

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of regulations 16, 17(2), (4), (8) and (9) and 19, the person responsible for the electrical installation shall be as follows:

(a)

for an electrical installation other than a supply installation —

(i)

in the case of an electrical installation under the control of the consumer of electricity supplied through such electrical installation or a licensed electrical worker employed or appointed by him, the consumer; or

(ii)

in any other case, the person having control of the electrical installation; and

(b)

for a supply installation, the owner of such supply installation.

Subregulation 2

The person responsible for the electrical installation shall at his own expense, employ or appoint a licensed electrical worker of the appropriate class to carry out proper maintenance on the electrical installation so that the electrical installation or any part thereof can be operated or used safely and efficiently without causing any undue interference to the transmission system.