Section 39 — General duty to comply with safety and security directives

(1)A safety and security directive may require the person it binds (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, things specified in the directive or things that are of a description specified in the directive, including —

(a)stop the supply of the EV charger;

(b)stop charging any electric vehicle using the EV charger;

(c)prevent charging of any electric vehicle using the EV charger by any other person;

(d)remove the fixed EV charger from an electrical installation it is affixed to;

(e)stop providing EV charging services using the EV charger; or

(f)stop undertaking any other regulated activity using the EV charger.

(2)A person to whom a safety and security directive is given and who is required by the directive to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, things specified in the directive or things that are of a description specified in the directive, commits an offence if the person intentionally or negligently fails to comply with the directive.

(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on conviction —

(a)where the person is an individual —

(i)to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 24 months or to both; but

(ii)where the individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 48 months or to both; or

(b)where the person is not an individual —

(i)to a fine not exceeding $40,000; but

(ii)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $80,000.