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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 19, 1911.
Power for Governor- in-Council
to rescind
or amend
regulations.
Notice of
(2.) The Governor-in-Council may make regulations as respects any company supplying electricity for the protection of telegraph cables, telephone lines or lines operated by any department of the Government of Hong- kong, or by the naval or military authorities, or by any person or body of persons authorised by the Govern- ment of Hongkong to maintain a telegraphic service.
5. Any regulations under this Ordinance may be rescinded, modified, amended, or added to by the Gor- ernor-in-Council.
6. Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under regulations. this Ordinance and any alteration of or additions to any regulations under this Ordinance shall be published for two consecutive weeks in the Gazette and shall not have effect until so published.
Penalties may be imposed in regulations.
7. Any regulation under this Ordinance may impose penalties for offences against the same not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence, with or without pen- alties for continuing offences not exceeding for any continuing offence one hundred dollars for every day during which the offence continues.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of May, 1911.
R. H. CROFTON,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 19th day of May, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Colonial Secretary.
Definitions.
SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS FOR SECURING THE SAFETY OF THE
PUBLIC.
Definitions.
1. In the following regulations—
The expression “consumer's wires " means any electric lines on a consumer's premises which are connected with the service lines of the company at the consumer's terminals.
The expression "sub-station' means any premises in which energy is transformed or converted for the purpose of supply to consumers, and which are large enough to admit the entrance of a person after the transforming or converting apparatus is in position, provided that for the purpose of these regulations any place within any such premises which is used solely for some purpose other than such transformation or conversion shall not be deemed to form part of a sub-station.
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The expression "overhead line means any electric line which is placed above ground and in the open air.
The expression pressure means the difference of electrical potential between any two conductors through which a supply of energy is given, or between any part of either conductor and the earth; and-
(a.) Where the conditions of the supply are such that the pressure at any pair of cosumer's terminals does not exceed 250 volts, the sup- ply shall be deemed a low pressure supply; (b) Where the conditions of the supply are such that the pressure exceeds 250 volts but does not exceed 650 volts, the supply shall be deemed a medium pressure supply;