33Reporting by occupiers and electrical contractors

33 Reporting by occupiers and electrical contractors (1) An occupier of premises commits an offence if— (a) a serious electrical accident happens at the premises; and (b) the occupier fails to tell the relevant distributor about the accident, by telephone, immediately after the occupier becomes aware of the accident. (2) An electrical contractor commits an offence if— (a) a serious electrical accident happens in, or in relation to, an electrical installation on which the contractor is carrying out work; and (b) the contractor fails to tell the relevant distributor about the accident, by telephone, immediately after the contractor becomes aware of the accident. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

(4) This section does not apply if the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the relevant distributor had been told about the accident.