Prohibition on unlicenced supply, etc

(1) Subject to sub-section (4), a person whounlicensed (a) generates electricity from a plant having a capacity greater than seventy-five kilowatts for the purpose of giving a supply to any premises or enabling a supply to be given; (b) transmits electricity for that purpose; or 20 (c) supplies electricity to any premises, commits an offence unless he is authorized to do any of the acts specified under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) by a licence. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable– (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (3) Proceedings for an offence under this section may be instituted by or on behalf of the Commission. (4) Nothing in this section shall in any way limit the right of any person to install on premises owned or occupied by him a generating plant with a capacity of not more than seventy-five kilowatts and to generate and supply energy to those premises only or, with the written approval of the Commission and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, to any other premises owned or occupied by him or her. (5) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires“supply”, in relation to electricity, means supply through electric lines otherwise than to premises occupied by a licence holder for the purpose of carrying on the activities which he is authorized by his licence to carry on; 21 “transmit”, in relation to electricity, means transmit by means of a transmission system, that is to say, a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant and is used for conveying electricity from a generating station to a substation, from one generating station to another, or from one substation to another.