35Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of electrical or gas installations

#### 35 Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of electrical or gas installations 35 Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of electrical or gas installations > > (1) A person responsible for an electrical installation or a gas installation at a place must, to the best of the person’s ability and knowledge, ensure that any parts of the installation that are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section are maintained in accordance with the regulations while the installation remains connected to the source of the supply of electricity or gas. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 150 penalty units in the case of an individual. > > > (2) A person responsible for an electrical installation at a place must not, if the installation has been lawfully disconnected for reasons of safety— > > > > > (a) connect the electrical installation or any part of it, or > > > > > (b) cause the installation or any part of it to be connected, > > > > to the source of supply of electricity until the installation has been made safe. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 150 penalty units in the case of an individual. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > person responsible for an electrical installation or a gas installation at a place means— > > > > > (a) the occupier of the place, or > > > > > (b) if there is no occupier, any owner of the place.