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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.37Duty of repairer of electrical equipment or electrical installation
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### sec.37 Duty of repairer of electrical equipment or electrical installation
This section applies to a person (the repairer ) who repairs electrical equipment or an electrical installation.
The repairer must ensure that—
the way the electrical equipment or installation is repaired is electrically safe; and
the processes followed for repairing the electrical equipment or installation ensure that, when repaired, it will be electrically safe; and
the electrical equipment or installation, when repaired, is electrically safe.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment or installation, when repaired, is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe.
s 37 amd 2011 No. 18 s 351
(sec.37-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (the repairer ) who repairs electrical equipment or an electrical installation.
(sec.37-ssec.2) The repairer must ensure that— the way the electrical equipment or installation is repaired is electrically safe; and the processes followed for repairing the electrical equipment or installation ensure that, when repaired, it will be electrically safe; and the electrical equipment or installation, when repaired, is electrically safe.
(sec.37-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment or installation, when repaired, is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe.
- (a) the way the electrical equipment or installation is repaired is electrically safe; and
- (b) the processes followed for repairing the electrical equipment or installation ensure that, when repaired, it will be electrically safe; and
- (c) the electrical equipment or installation, when repaired, is electrically safe.