ELECTRICITY (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 4A
ELECTRICITY (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 4A
4A . Term used: electrical work
(1) In these
regulations —
electrical work means —
(a)
work —
(i)
on electrical machines or instruments; or
(ii)
on an electrical installation; or
(iii)
on electrical appliances or equipment,
to which electricity
is supplied or intended to be supplied at a nominal pressure exceeding
50 volts alternating current or 120 volts ripple free direct
current; and
(b) work
comprising an assessment of an electrical installation to ensure that the
installation and any work done on the installation complies with the
requirements of these regulations.
(1A) However
electrical work does not include work on components of the propulsion system
of a motor vehicle, as defined in the Road Traffic (Administration)
Act 2008 section 4, that is propelled wholly or partly by
electricity.
(2) For the purposes
of the definition of electrical work it is immaterial —
(a)
whether or not the thing on or in relation to which the work is performed is
part of, or is connected to or to be connected to, any transmission or
distribution works or private generating plant; and
(b)
where work is performed on or in relation to any appliance, whether or not
electricity is supplied or may be supplied to the appliance through an
electric plug socket or socket outlet.
[Regulation 4A inserted: Gazette 10 May 2011
p. 1667; amended: Gazette 13 Apr 2012 p. 1652; 8 Jan 2015
p. 97; 2 May 2017 p. 2293 and 2302.]