ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 4 Exemptions

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 4

S. 4(1) amended by No. 69/2000 s. 22(1).

    (1)     The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that the provisions of this Act, or such of the provisions of this Act as are specified in the Order—

        (a)     do not have effect in relation to specified electrical contractors or electrical workers, or a class of electrical contractors or electrical workers, or do not have effect to such extent as is specified; or

        (b)     do not have effect in relation to specified electrical equipment or a class of equipment or do not have effect to such extent as is specified; or

        (c)     do not have effect in relation to specified electrical work or a class of electrical work or do not have effect to such extent as is specified; or

S. 4(1)(d) amended by No. 38/2000 s. 16.

        (d)     do not have effect in relation to a specified responsible person under Part 8 or a class of responsible persons under that Part or do not have effect to such extent as is specified; or

S. 4(1)(e) inserted by No. 38/2000 s. 16.

        (e)     do not have effect in relation to specified electricity suppliers or a class of electricity suppliers or do not have effect to such an extent as is specified.

    (2)     An Order made under subsection (1)—

        (a)     may specify the period during which the Order is to remain in force; or

        (b)     may provide that its operation is subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the Order.

    (3)     A person to whom an Order under this section applies must comply with the terms and conditions (if any) to which the operation of the Order is subject.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 200 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 1000 penalty units.