Electrical inspectors

(1) The Commission may appoint competent and impartial persons to be electrical inspectors under this Act. (2) duties of an electrical inspector under this Act shall be as follows– (a) to inspect and test, periodically and in special cases, electric lines and electrical plants belonging to persons authorized by a licence to generate, transmit or supply electricity; (b) to examine, periodically and in special cases, the generation, transmission or supply of electricity by such persons; 53 (c) to inspect and test, if and when required by any consumer, any such lines and plant on the consumer’s premises, for the purpose of determining whether any requirement imposed by or under this Act in respect of the lines or plants or the supply of electricity through or by them has been complied with; (d) to do such other duties as may be imposed by regulations under this section or as the Commission may determine. (3) The Commission may by regulations– (a) prescribe the manner in which and the times at which any duties are to be performed by (b) require persons authorized by a licence to generate, transmit or supply electricity– (i) to furnish electrical inspectors with records or other information; and (ii) to allow such inspectors access to premises and the use of electrical plant and other facilities; (c) make for relieving persons authorized by a licence to supply electricity from any obligation to supply in cases where safety would be compromised by the provision of supply; and (d) prescribe the amount of the fees which are to be payable to such inspectors. (4) Any fees received by electrical inspectors shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 54