sec.218Electrical installation with serious defect not to be connected

sec.218 Electrical installation with serious defect not to be connected

If an electrical installation has a serious defect, a person must not connect the installation to a source of electricity for use for its intended purpose. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person does not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, before connecting the electrical installation to a source of electricity that the installation has a serious defect. Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a distribution entity unless the serious defect in the electrical installation is located in a consumer main switchboard or between a consumer main switchboard and the works of the distribution entity. (sec.218-ssec.1) If an electrical installation has a serious defect, a person must not connect the installation to a source of electricity for use for its intended purpose. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.218-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person does not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, before connecting the electrical installation to a source of electricity that the installation has a serious defect. (sec.218-ssec.3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a distribution entity unless the serious defect in the electrical installation is located in a consumer main switchboard or between a consumer main switchboard and the works of the distribution entity.