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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Miscellaneous - Amendments to other enactments - Amendments to Electricity Act 1992

162: Interpretation

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“Explaining what some important words mean in the electricity law”

This section changes how the law defines some important terms in the Electricity Act 1992.

The definition of ‘electrical installation’ has been updated. Now, it means the parts of an electrical system on a property that carry electricity from the point where it enters (called the point of supply) to where it’s used, or parts that generate or store electricity. For properties without a point of supply, it includes all the parts that carry, generate, or store electricity.

However, the definition doesn’t include electrical appliances. It also doesn’t include equipment owned by electricity generators that’s used to make electricity or send it to distribution or transmission lines. Lastly, it doesn’t include equipment used to change, transform, or move electricity through distribution or transmission lines.

The definition of ‘works’ has also been changed. It now specifically doesn’t include any part of an electrical installation.

These changes help to make clear what parts of an electrical system are considered an ‘electrical installation’ and what’s considered ‘works’ under the law. This is important because different rules might apply to different parts of the electrical system.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous
Amendments to other enactments: Amendments to Electricity Act 1992

162Interpretation

  1. Section 2(1) is amended by repealing the definition of electrical installation and substituting the following definition:

    electrical installation—

    1. means—
      1. in relation to a property with a point of supply, all fittings beyond the point of supply that form part of a system that is used to convey electricity to a point of consumption, or used to generate or store electricity; and
        1. in relation to a property without a point of supply, all fittings that form part of a system that is used to convey electricity to a point of consumption, or used to generate or store electricity; but
        2. does not include any of the following:
          1. an electrical appliance:
            1. any fittings that are owned or operated by an electricity generator and that are used, designed, or intended for use in or in association with the generation of electricity, or used to convey electricity from a source of generation to distribution or transmission lines:
              1. any fittings that are used, designed, or intended for use in or in association with the conversion, transformation, or conveyance of electricity by distribution or transmission lines

            2. The definition of works in section 2(1) is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

            3. does not include any part of an electrical installation.