THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 16, 1917.
26. In delivering the energy to a consumer's terminals the company Fire risks. shall exercise all due precautions so as to avoid risk of causing fire on the premises.
27. A suitable safety fuse or other automatic circuit breaker shall Main fuses be inserted in each service line within a consumer's premises as close or circuit- as possible to the point of entry, and contained within a suitable locked breakers. or scaled receptacle of fireproof construction, except in cases where the service line is protected by fuses in a street box; but no fuse or automatic circuit-breaker shall be inserted in the intermediate conductor of a three-wire system.
Wherever a seal is found broken on a consumer's premises and unless the same has been broken by an employee of the company, the consumer shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 5 dollars.
28. All service lines and apparatus placed on a consumer's premises Treatment shall be highly insulated and thoroughly protected against injury to of service the insulation or access of moisture, and any metal forming part of the lines and electric circuit, shall not, unless efficiently connected with earth, be apparatus exposed so that it can be touched. All electric lines shall be so fixed sumer's and protected as to prevent the possibility of electrical discharge to any premises. adjacent metallic substance.
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29. Where the general supply of energy is a high pressure supply, Trans- and transforming apparatus is installed on a consumer's premises, the formers whole of the high pressure service lines, conductors, and apparatus, and high including the transforming apparatus itself, so far as they are on the pressure consumer's premises, shall be completely enclosed in solid walls, or in be enclosed strong metal casing efficiently connected with earth and securely fastened in metal, etc. throughout.
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30. The company shall not connect a consumer's wires with their Connection to mains unless they are reasonably satisfied that the connection would consumer's not cause an undue leakage from those wires or fittings; and where the premises not company decline to make such connection they shall serve upon the to be made consumer a notice stating their reasons for so declining. The consumer leakage may appeal to the Director of Public Works whose decision shall be would result. final.
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31. If the company are reasonably satisfied, after making all proper Discon- examination by testing or otherwise, that a leakage exists at some part tinuance of of a consumer's wires or fittings of such extent as to be a source of supply on danger, any officer of the company, duly authorised by them in writing, leakage on may, for the purpose of discovering whether the leakage exists at any consumer's part of a circuit within or upon any consumer's premises, by notice premises. require the consumer at some reasonable time after the service of the notice to permit him to inspect and test the wires and fittings belonging to the consumer and forming part of the circuit.
If on any such testing the officer discovers an undue leakage from the consumer's wires or if the consumer does not give all due facilities for inspection and testing, the company shall forthwith discontinue the supply of energy to the premises in question, giving immediate notice of the discontinuance to the consumer, and shall not recommence the supply until they are reasonably satisfied that the leakage has been removed.
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32. If any consumer is dissatisfied with the action of the company Appeal to in refusing to give, or in discontinuing or in not recommencing the Director of supply of energy to his premises, the wires and fittings of that con- Public sumer shall, on his application and on payment of a fee of 10 dollars, be tested for the existence of leakage by the Director of Public Works.
This regulation shall be endorsed on every notice given under the provisions of either of the last two regulations.
33. Any person making any addition to any electrical installation Penalty for connected to the company's main without obtaining the written consent making addi- of the company thereto shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $100 tion to for every such addition.
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34. Any consumer upon whose premises any such addition shall be Penalty on found shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $100 for every day or consumer for part of a day during which such addition shall have been in existence. addition to In this regulation consumer means the person in whose name the installation. contract for the supply of electricity to such premises was made with the company, or, if there be no such person, the principal tenant or person in actual occupation of the premises in which such addition shall be found.
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