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Electricity Supply.

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of service

apparatus on

28. All service lines and apparatus placed on a con- Treatment sumer's premises shall be highly insulated and thoroughly lines and protected against injury to the insulation or access of consumer's moisture, and any metal forming part of the electric circuit premises. shall not, unless efficiently connected with earth, be exposed so that it can be touched. All electric lines shall be so fixed and protected as to prevent the possibility of electrical dis- charge to any adjacent metallic substance.

and high

apparatus to

în metal,

29. Where the general supply of energy is a high Transformers pressure supply and transforming apparatus is installed on pressure a consumer's premises, the whole of the high pressure service be inclosed lines, conductors and apparatus, including the transforming etc. apparatus itself, so far as they are on the consumer's premises, shall be completely inclosed in solid walls or in strong metal casing efficiently connected with earth and securely fastened throughout.

30. The company shall not connect with its mains consumers' wires or fittings that would cause an undue leakage or that are, in the opinion of the company, construct- ed or arranged in such a manner as to cause a danger of shock or fire. Where the company declines to make such connexion it shall serve upon the consumer a notice stating its reasons for so declining.

consumer's

Connexion to premises not where undue would result,

to be made

leakage

tinuance of

discovery of

leakage on

consumer's

31. (1) For the purpose of ascertaining that a con- Discon sumer's wires and fittings have not subsequently fallen into supply on an unsafe condition the company shall make periodical tests at intervals of not more than five years. For the purposes premises. of such tests, and for the purpose of discovering whether a defect exists at some part of a consumer's installation within or upon the consumer's premises, the company may, by notice in writing, require the consumer at some reason- able time after the service of the notice to permit any officer of the company to inspect and test the installation. Service of any such notice may be effected by letter sent by ordinary post addressed to the consumer's premises, or by leaving the notice at such premises.

(2) If the consumer does not give all due facilities for such inspection and testing within a reasonable time after the service of the notice, the company shall forthwith dis-

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