Supply and safety regulations

(1) The Minister, or the Commission with the approval of the Minister, may make such regulations as he or it thinks fit for the purpose of– (a) securing that supplies of electricity are regular and efficient; (b) protecting the public from dangers arising from the generation, transmission or supply of electricity, from the use of electricity supplied in or from the installation, maintenance or use of any electric line or electrical plant; (c) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b), eliminating or reducing the risks of personal injury, or damage to property or interference with its use, arising as mentioned in that paragraph; (d) setting standards of performance by licence holders and by the promotion by licence holders of the efficient use of electricity; (e) prescribing anything that needs to be prescribed; (f) the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 61 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), regulations under this section may– (a) prohibit the supply or transmission of electricity except by means of a system approved by the Commission; (b) make provision requiring notice in the prescribed form to be given to the Commission, in such cases as may be specified in the regulations, of accidents and of failures of supplies or transmission of (c) make provision as to the keeping, by persons authorized by a licence or exemption to supply or transmit electricity, of maps, plans and sections and as to their production (on payment, if so required, of a reasonable fee) for inspection or copying; (d) make for relieving persons authorized by a licence to supply electricity from any obligation to supply in such cases as may be prescribed; (e) make provision requiring compliance with notices given by the Commission specifying action to be taken in relation to any electric line or electrical plant, or any electrical appliance under the control of a consumer, for the purpose of– (i) preventing or ending a breach of regulations under this section; or (ii) eliminating or reducing a risk of personal injury or damage to property or interference with its use; 62 (f) provide for particular requirements of the regulations to be deemed to be complied with in the case of any electric line or electrical plant complying with specified standards or requirements; (g) provide for the granting of exemptions from any requirements of the regulations for such periods as may be determined by or under the (3) Regulations under this section may provide that any person– (a) who contravenes any specified provision of the regulations; or (b) who does so in specified circumstances, is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars; but nothing in this sub-section shall affect any liability of any such person to pay compensation in respect of any damage or injury which may have been caused by the contravention. (4) No proceedings shall be instituted in respect of an offence under this section except by or on behalf of the Minister or the Commission.