Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.243Operation of cathodic protection system only on conditions
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sec.243 Operation of cathodic protection system only on conditions
The owner of a cathodic protection system must not operate the system unless— the system has been tested in accordance with the testing requirements of this part; and each foreign structure owner for the system has stated either that interference mitigation is satisfactory or that it is not required; and the system is operated in accordance with the requirements of the cathodic protection standard; and if the system is a registrable system—the system is currently registered under this part, and is operated in accordance with the requirements of the conditions of its registration. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Despite subsection (1) (b) , (c) and (d) , a person may operate a cathodic protection system for a reasonable period to perform tests in accordance with the testing requirements of this part. (sec.243-ssec.1) The owner of a cathodic protection system must not operate the system unless— the system has been tested in accordance with the testing requirements of this part; and each foreign structure owner for the system has stated either that interference mitigation is satisfactory or that it is not required; and the system is operated in accordance with the requirements of the cathodic protection standard; and if the system is a registrable system—the system is currently registered under this part, and is operated in accordance with the requirements of the conditions of its registration. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.243-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) (b) , (c) and (d) , a person may operate a cathodic protection system for a reasonable period to perform tests in accordance with the testing requirements of this part.
- (a) the system has been tested in accordance with the testing requirements of this part; and
- (b) each foreign structure owner for the system has stated either that interference mitigation is satisfactory or that it is not required; and
- (c) the system is operated in accordance with the requirements of the cathodic protection standard; and
- (d) if the system is a registrable system—the system is currently registered under this part, and is operated in accordance with the requirements of the conditions of its registration.