sec.261Termination of low voltage overhead service line

sec.261 Termination of low voltage overhead service line

An electricity entity must ensure a low voltage overhead service line is— secured to a consumer’s premises, including poles on the premises; and insulated continuously; and not readily accessible to persons. An electricity entity must ensure a metallic pin, eye bolt or other similar fixture installed by or for the electricity entity on a consumer’s premises to support an active conductor of a low voltage overhead service line is effectively earthed. The earthing must be by direct connection to the neutral conductor of the service line, at the point of support, by a conductor having an appropriate cross-sectional area. Earthing under subsections (2) and (3) is not required if— the low voltage overhead service line is a neutral screened cable and the service fuse is mounted on the electricity entity’s pole; or no part of the metallic pin, eye bolt or other similar fixture, or of a metal bracket or riser supporting it, is within 25mm of other metal work on a building, pole or other structure. (sec.261-ssec.1) An electricity entity must ensure a low voltage overhead service line is— secured to a consumer’s premises, including poles on the premises; and insulated continuously; and not readily accessible to persons. (sec.261-ssec.2) An electricity entity must ensure a metallic pin, eye bolt or other similar fixture installed by or for the electricity entity on a consumer’s premises to support an active conductor of a low voltage overhead service line is effectively earthed. (sec.261-ssec.3) The earthing must be by direct connection to the neutral conductor of the service line, at the point of support, by a conductor having an appropriate cross-sectional area. (sec.261-ssec.4) Earthing under subsections (2) and (3) is not required if— the low voltage overhead service line is a neutral screened cable and the service fuse is mounted on the electricity entity’s pole; or no part of the metallic pin, eye bolt or other similar fixture, or of a metal bracket or riser supporting it, is within 25mm of other metal work on a building, pole or other structure.

• (a) secured to a consumer’s premises, including poles on the premises; and
• (b) insulated continuously; and
• (c) not readily accessible to persons.
• (a) the low voltage overhead service line is a neutral screened cable and the service fuse is mounted on the electricity entity’s pole; or
• (b) no part of the metallic pin, eye bolt or other similar fixture, or of a metal bracket or riser supporting it, is within 25mm of other metal work on a building, pole or other structure.