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Electricity Act 1992

Repeals, etc, and transitional provisions - Transitional provisions

181: Electricity distributors to ensure provision of inspection services

You could also call this:

“Electricity companies must make sure there are enough people to check electrical work”

You need to know about a rule for electricity distributors. This rule is about making sure there are enough people to check electrical work.

If you were an electricity distributor before this new rule started, or if you took over from someone who was, this rule applies to you.

For one year after this rule begins, you must make sure there are enough people in your area to do these jobs:

  1. Test electrical work
  2. Certify electrical work
  3. Inspect electrical work

These jobs are for a specific type of electrical work called “prescribed electrical work”.

You need to make sure that when people want this work checked, they can get it done quickly and easily. It should also not cost too much money.

This rule is to help keep people safe when they use electricity.

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Part 16 Repeals, etc, and transitional provisions
Transitional provisions

181Electricity distributors to ensure provision of inspection services

  1. This section applies to every electricity distributor—

  2. that, immediately before the date of the commencement of this section, was the holder of a licence issued under section 20 of the Electricity Act 1968 and in force immediately before that date; or
    1. that is the successor of a person or body that, immediately before that date, was the holder of such a licence.

      1. Every electricity distributor to which this section applies shall, during the period of 1 year beginning on the date of the commencement of this section, ensure that there is available, within the area that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was specified in the licence held by that electricity distributor or the person or body of which that electricity distributor is the successor, such number of persons as is sufficient to ensure that persons wishing to have prescribed electrical work tested, certified, or inspected for the purposes of section 114(1) are able to have that testing, certification, and inspection carried out promptly and efficiently and at a reasonable cost.