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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 (NO. 72 OF 1997) - SECT 69

Power to make electrical infrastructure or installations safe

(1)  If an authorised officer finds that electrical infrastructure or an electrical installation is unsafe, the authorised officer may –
(a) disconnect the infrastructure or installation, or require the person in charge of the infrastructure or installation to disconnect it, from a source of electricity; and
(b) require the person in charge of the installation to carry out the necessary work to make it safe before it is reconnected.
(2)  A requirement is to be imposed under subsection (1) by written notice given to the person in charge of the electrical infrastructure or installation.
(3)  A person in charge of electrical infrastructure or an electrical installation –
(a) must comply with a requirement under this section; and
(b) must not reconnect or permit the reconnection of the infrastructure or installation unless the work required by a notice under this section has been carried out or an authorised officer approves the reconnection.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.


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