Power to make regulations
s 53
Open ↗(1) The Minister may make regulations in respect of any matter which may be prescribed under this Act and in particular— (a) the procedures for the Commission in the exercise of its functions, duties and powers under this Act; (b) the intervals, times and manner in which any installation or equipment shall be inspected, the notice (if any) to be given in relation to inspections and the preparations to be made by the licensee or any management for inspections; (c) the minimum standards and specifications which shall be used in the design, construction, protection and maintenance of installations and equipment, the conditions under which any installation or equipment shall be worked or operated and the prohibition of the use of dangerous equipment; (d) the manner in which electricity shall be measured and the standards of measurement which shall be employed and the manner in which electricity is permitted to be or is prohibited from being supplied or used; (e) the standards to be adopted for measurement of the dimensions of any installation or equipment; (f) the manner of regulation and the limits of variation of the nature, voltage and frequency of the electricity supplied; (g) the class or design of wires, fittings and equipment to be used and the manner in which the wires, fittings and equipment shall be erected, fixed, arranged, protected, controlled, inspected, tested and maintained; (h) the fees to be paid for licences and Certificates of Registration of installations and any other fee which is required to be prescribed under this Act; (i) the form and contents of licences and the conditions to be prescribed, the form and period of validity of Certificates of Registration and the conditions for suspension, extension and revocation of licences and Certificates of Registration; (j) the minimum qualifications to be possessed by persons before they may be entrusted with the design, construction, erection, testing, operation, maintenance, repair or alteration of any installation, plant or equipment or with the charge, control or operation of any installation, plant or equipment; (k) the nature of tests to be employed for ascertaining whether any person possesses the necessary qualifications prescribed for the purpose of competent control and other purposes, and the issue, suspension or revocation of certificates of competency, and to prescribe fees to be paid for such tests and certificates; (l) the registration and classification of wiring contractors, electrical sign contractors, switch board manufacturers and competent persons, and to prescribe fees for such registration; (m) the measures to be taken and the equipment to be supplied and used in connection with installations in order to secure public and private safety; (n) the precautions to be taken on the relief of any person in the control of any installation, plant or equipment and the manner of notifying to the Commission the names and qualifications of any person placed in the control of any installation and of the operation of any plant or equipment; (o) the manner of calculating the capacity of any system, installation, equipment, cable, generator and/or motor; (p) the manner of determination of disputes, holding enquiries and arbitration under this Act; (q) the form of notices and the manner of service thereof; (r) the appraisal and approval, where necessary, of any domestic or other equipment to be manufactured, imported, displayed, sold, advertised, installed or used and to prescribe fees to be paid thereof; (s) the provisions for the licensees with respect to matters pertaining to— (i) the inspection of any installation or part thereof; (ii) the erection and fixing of public lamps; (iii) the disconnection of supplying of electricity; and (iv) any other matter connected therewith; (t) the submission of financial statements and audited reports by the licensees; (u) the manner of execution of works in connection with the generation or supply of electricity without prejudice to public or private safety; (v) the means to be adopted, whether by prohibition or otherwise, to prevent or abate any nuisance likely to arise or arising from the working of any installation, plant or equipment; (w) the fees payable in respect of the inspection, testing and maintenance of consumers’ installations and apparatus, of the fixing and testing of meters, and in respect of any other service properly rendered on account of consumers; (x) the regulation of the licensee and consumer relationship such as provisions on the recovery of charges for electricity supply including any surcharges for late payment, the annual interest payable by a licensee to any person for any security given and any rates or conditions connected thereto, connection, disconnection or restoration of supply by the licensee, entry into any premises by the licensee or his authorized officers for purposes related to the supply, connection, disconnection or restoration of supply, entry for purposes of replacing, repairing or altering any electricity line or electrical plant or equipment and the form of any notice required; (xa) the standards, specifications, practices and measures to be adopted and any other matter relating to the efficient use of electricity; and (y) any other matter generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) may prescribe any act in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both, for such offence.