157Duties related to service lines

157 Duties related to service lines (1) Subject to subregulation (2), the person in control of electricity infrastructure that is connected to an electricity network by a service line must provide and maintain: (a) in the case of an overhead service line – the apparatus used to attach the service line to the electrical infrastructure; or

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 97 (b) in the case of an underground service line – the entrance, support, protection and termination of the service line. Examples of apparatus for subregulation (1)(a) A service riser bracket and timber backing for the distribution entity's ‘J' hook. (2) Subregulation (1) does not require the person in control of the electricity infrastructure to provide or maintain the insulation of any apparatus, whether or not the apparatus was provided by the