CAP. 103]

[r. 31 cont.]

Appeal to Director of Electricity Supply.

continue the supply of energy to the consumer's premises, giving immediate notice of the discontinuance to the consumer, and shall not recommence the supply until the test has been carried out. The period of discontinuance as aforesaid shall be excluded in computing the interval of not more than five years above mentioned.

(3) If after such inspection and testing the company is reasonably satisfied that a defect exists at some part of a consumer's installation the company shall by notice require the consumer within a reasonable time after the service of such notice, to remove the defect.

(4) If after retesting by an officer of the company the installation is found to be still defective, the company shall forthwith discontinue the supply of energy to the premises in question. The supply shall not be reconnected until the defect has been removed and the charges for reconnection and retesting have been paid to the company.

32. (1) If any consumer is dissatisfied with the action of the company in refusing to give or in discontinuing or in not recommencing the supply of energy to his premises, the wires and fittings of that consumer shall, on his application and on payment of a fee of ten dollars, be tested for the existence of leakage by the Director of Public Works.

Penalty for making addition to electrical installation.

Penalty on consumer for addition to electrical installation.

(2) This regulation shall be indorsed on every notice given under the provisions of regulation 30 or 31.

33. Every person who makes any addition to any electrical installation connected to the company's main without obtaining the written consent of the company thereto shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for every such addition.

34. Every consumer upon whose premises any such addition is found shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for every day or part of a day during which such addition has been in existence. In this regulation, “consumer" means the person in whose name the 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 is found.

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