6Meaning of electrical equipment

6 Meaning of electrical equipment (1) Subject to subsection (2), electrical equipment means any apparatus, appliance, cable, conductor, fitting, insulator, material, meter or wire that: (a) is used for controlling, generating, supplying, transforming or transmitting electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage; or (b) is used or operated at extra-low voltage, but is configured in an electrical installation for controlling, generating, supplying, transforming or transmitting electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage; or (c) is operated by electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage; or (d) is part of an electrical installation located in an area in which the atmosphere presents a risk to health and safety from fire or explosion; or (e) is, or is part of, a cathodic protection system; or (f) is prescribed by regulation. Appliances are equipment that consume electricity at a voltage greater than extra-low voltage and convert electricity into heat or motion or another form of energy or is substantially changed in its electrical character.

Electrical Safety Act 2022 9 (2) Unless specifically included by regulation, electrical equipment does not include any apparatus, appliance, cable, conductor, fitting, insulator, material, meter or wire that is part of, or powered by, a unit of a vehicle, boat or aircraft that provides propulsion. 1 The headlights and ignition spark plugs of a motor vehicle are not electrical 2 The interior lighting and a socket outlet in a caravan are electrical equipment if the lighting and outlet are operated by a low voltage generating set or connected to low voltage supply. 3 A refrigeration unit in a food delivery vehicle operating at low voltage from a source separate from the propulsion unit for the vehicle is electrical