sec.49Regulator may accept an electrical safety undertaking

### sec.49 Regulator may accept an electrical safety undertaking The regulator may accept a written undertaking (an electrical safety undertaking ) given by a person in connection with a matter relating to a contravention or alleged contravention by the person of this Act. An electrical safety undertaking can not be accepted for a contravention or alleged contravention that is— a category 1 offence; or a category 2 offence, if the person’s failure to comply with an electrical safety duty results in the death of an individual; or an offence against part 2B . The giving of an electrical safety undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it for the contravention or alleged contravention to which the undertaking relates. The regulator must issue, and publish on the regulator’s website, general guidelines in relation to the acceptance of electrical safety undertakings under this Act. s 49 amd 2008 No. 61 s 31 sub 2011 No. 18 s 367 amd 2017 No. 38 s 56 ; 2024 No. 44 s 13 (sec.49-ssec.1) The regulator may accept a written undertaking (an electrical safety undertaking ) given by a person in connection with a matter relating to a contravention or alleged contravention by the person of this Act. (sec.49-ssec.2) An electrical safety undertaking can not be accepted for a contravention or alleged contravention that is— a category 1 offence; or a category 2 offence, if the person’s failure to comply with an electrical safety duty results in the death of an individual; or an offence against part 2B . (sec.49-ssec.3) The giving of an electrical safety undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it for the contravention or alleged contravention to which the undertaking relates. (sec.49-ssec.4) The regulator must issue, and publish on the regulator’s website, general guidelines in relation to the acceptance of electrical safety undertakings under this Act. - (a) a category 1 offence; or - (b) a category 2 offence, if the person’s failure to comply with an electrical safety duty results in the death of an individual; or - (c) an offence against part 2B .