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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.57APower of regulator to direct defective electrical work to be rectified
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### sec.57A Power of regulator to direct defective electrical work to be rectified
This section applies if—
the regulator considers that a person has contravened section 55 or 56 ; and
the regulator considers that—
the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or
the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in performing the work; or
because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe.
The regulator may direct the person to rectify the electrical work.
s 57A ins 2004 No. 45 s 122
amd 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1
(sec.57A-ssec.1) This section applies if— the regulator considers that a person has contravened section 55 or 56 ; and the regulator considers that— the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in performing the work; or because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe.
(sec.57A-ssec.2) The regulator may direct the person to rectify the electrical work.
- (a) the regulator considers that a person has contravened section 55 or 56 ; and
- (b) the regulator considers that— (i) the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or (ii) the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in performing the work; or (iii) because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe.
- (i) the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or
- (ii) the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in performing the work; or
- (iii) because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe.
- (i) the way the electrical work was performed was not electrically safe; or
- (ii) the person who actually performed the electrical work was negligent or incompetent in performing the work; or
- (iii) because of the performance of the work, a person or property is not electrically safe.