Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.76Service line
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sec.76 Service line
This section applies if an electrical installation receives electricity distributed by an electricity entity. The person in control of the electrical installation must maintain any facilities for— attaching an overhead service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation; or the entrance, support, protection and termination of an underground service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. a service riser bracket timber backing for a closed eye bolt However, subsection (2) does not require the person in control of the electrical installation to maintain the insulation of any clamp or apparatus supplied by the person in control for the purposes of any joint needed for consumer terminals. The electricity entity must, at periodic reasonable intervals, inspect and maintain the insulation of the clamp or apparatus mentioned in subsection (3) . Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —40 penalty units. s 76 amd 2024 SL No. 241 s 7 (sec.76-ssec.1) This section applies if an electrical installation receives electricity distributed by an electricity entity. (sec.76-ssec.2) The person in control of the electrical installation must maintain any facilities for— attaching an overhead service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation; or the entrance, support, protection and termination of an underground service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. a service riser bracket timber backing for a closed eye bolt (sec.76-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not require the person in control of the electrical installation to maintain the insulation of any clamp or apparatus supplied by the person in control for the purposes of any joint needed for consumer terminals. (sec.76-ssec.4) The electricity entity must, at periodic reasonable intervals, inspect and maintain the insulation of the clamp or apparatus mentioned in subsection (3) . Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —40 penalty units.
- (a) attaching an overhead service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation; or
- (b) the entrance, support, protection and termination of an underground service line to supply electricity to the electrical installation.
- • a service riser bracket
- • timber backing for a closed eye bolt