Section 58: Regulations

(1) The Minister may make regulations- (a) for securing that the distribution and supply of electricity under this Act are regular, safe and efficient; (b) for protecting the public insofar as practicable from any personal injury, fire or other dangers arising from the use of electricity supplied under this Act; (c) prescribing anything (including fees) to be prescribed under this Act; (d) defining or limiting the nature and scope of the duties of electrical inspectors, imposing additional duties on electrical inspectors and regulating the manner in which electrical inspectors shall carry out their duties; (e) prohibiting, controlling or restricting the importation, disposal, sale or exposure for sale of defective or dangerous electrical fittings; (f) providing for the registration and control of wiremen; and (g) providing for matters incidental to and connected with the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) of this subsection. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1)- (a) regulations made under subsection (1)(c) and (d) may prescribe a fee to be charged by an electrical inspector for inspecting electrical plant in connection with an application for or the grant of a licence, and may authorise such inspection; (b) regulations made under subsection (1)(d) may empower an electrical inspector to require the board to discontinue the supply of electricity to a consumer whose electrical plant or electrical fittings are in the opinion of the electrical inspector defective or dangerous; (c) regulations made under subsection (1)(e) may- (i) prohibit, control or restrict the importation, disposal, sale or exposure for sale of any electrical fitting unless it conforms with such standards or descriptions as are specified in the regulations; and (ii) empower a court to seize and dispose of any electrical fitting in respect of which any person has been convicted of an offence under those regulations; and (d) regulations made under subsection (1)(f) may contain provision for- (i) establishing a register of wiremen and a registrar of wiremen; (ii) admitting persons to and removing persons from the register; (iii) prohibiting unregistered persons from working as wiremen; (iv) issuing licences to registered wiremen; and (v) charging fees for admission to the register and the issue of a licence. (3) In this section, "wiremen" means any persons, other than the board's servants or agents, who install, maintain or repair electrical plant or electrical fittings on the premises of consumers or licensees.