ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 6

ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 6

6 .         Application of Act to supply authorities

        (1)         The Minister may, by instrument published in the Government Gazette , declare that on and after a specified day a specified relevant provision does not apply to a specified supply authority, and a declaration so made has effect accordingly.

        (2)         A declaration is not to be made in respect of a relevant provision unless the Minister is of the opinion that on and after the specified day the specified supply authority will have powers, rights and obligations under the Electricity Industry Act 2004 that are substantially equivalent to those conferred or imposed by the relevant provision.

        (3)         A declaration is not to be made after the expiration of the period of 2 years beginning on the day of the insertion of subsection (1) into this Act by the Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2004 .

        (4)         In this section —

        declaration means a declaration made under subsection (1);

        relevant provision means any of sections 11 to 24, 34 to 41 or 43 to 51, or any portion of any of those sections, or section 32(1)(a), (b), (d) or (l);

        specified means specified in the declaration.

        [Section 6 inserted: No. 33 of 2004 s. 6.]

[ 6A.         Deleted: No. 63 of 1996 s. 15.]

        [Heading amended: No. 33 of 2004 s. 7.]

        [Heading deleted: No. 33 of 2004 s. 8.]

[ 7-10.         Deleted: No. 33 of 2004 s. 9.]