34Reporting by electricity distributor

34 Reporting by electricity distributor (1) An electricity distributor commits an offence if— (a) a serious accident happens— (i) in relation to the distributor’s electricity network; or (ii) in the distributor’s distribution area; and (b) the distributor fails to tell the construction occupations registrar about the accident, by telephone, immediately after the distributor becomes aware of the accident. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) This section does not apply if the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the construction occupations registrar had been told about the accident.