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Part III · Regulator for the Electricity Industry

8. Electrical Inspectors

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Regulator shall appoint, such number of duly qualified persons, as Electrical Inspectors, as may be required for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

It shall be the duty of an Electrical Inspector appointed under subsection (1) to discharge the functions assigned to him in terms of this section or any other provisions of this Act, including the following: -

(a)

to inspect and test electricity lines and electricity plants belonging to persons authorised by a licence, or exempted from the requirement of obtaining a licence, to generate, transmit, trade including bulk purchases and bulk sales, distribute or supply of electricity;

(b)

to inspect and test, if and when requested to do so by any consumer, any electricity line and electricity plant on such consumer’s premises, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any requirement relating to such electricity line or plant or the supply of electricity through or by such lines or plants, imposed in terms of this Act or any regulation or rule made thereunder, has been complied with; and

(c)

to carry out such other ancillary functions related to the functions specified in paragraph (a) or (b)

as may be determined by the Regulator.

(3)

(a)

The Electrical Inspectors shall discharge the functions relating to an inspection or test assigned to them in terms of this section, under the supervision of the

Regulator. Upon completion of an inspection or test carried out in terms of this section, the Electrical Inspectors shall submit to the Regulator a report of the findings of such

Inspector in relation to every inspection or test of any electricity line or electricity plant carried out by such

Inspectors.

(b)

The Regulator may upon review of any report so submitted, agree or disagree with the findings of an Electrical

Inspector. In the event of a disagreement, the Regulator may require the relevant Electrical Inspector to make necessary changes to the report prior to implementation.

(4)

The Regulator may make rules for the purposes of this section in respect of all or any of the following matters:-

(a)

qualifications of persons to be appointed as

Electrical Inspectors;

(b)

setting out the manner in which, and the times at which, any duties imposed on the Electrical

Inspectors are to be performed;

(c)

requiring persons authorized by a licence or exempted from the requirement of obtaining a licence, to generate, transmit, trade, distribute or supply of electricity –

(i)

to furnish Electrical Inspectors with records or other relevant information; and

(ii)

to allow such Electrical Inspectors to access premises and to use electricity plants and other facilities;

(d)

specifying the sum payable as fees, if any, which are payable to such Electrical Inspectors and the persons by whom such sums are payable;

(e)

identifying the circumstances in which a licensee may be relieved from its obligation to supply electricity; and

(f)

setting out the procedure to be followed in the event of a disagreement between an Electrical

Inspector and a consumer or a licensee in relation to the inspection and testing of electricity lines and electricity plants as provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2).

(5)

Any fee received by the Electrical Inspector under this section shall be credited to the Fund of the Regulator established under section 31 of the Public Utilities

Commission of Sri Lanka Act.

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