| Guvnor

Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor19 Any Person1

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 General adequacy of electrical equipment Regulated

Ensure your electrical equipment is safe, sufficient, and protected against risksDistributor

s.004 Duty of co-operation Regulated

Disclose information and co-operate with other electricity industry participantsDistributor

s.005 Inspection of networks Regulated

Inspect your electricity network and keep records for 10 yearsDistributor

s.006 Electrical protection Regulated

Apply protective devices to your network to prevent dangerous current flowDistributor

s.007 Continuity of the supply neutral conductor and earthing connections Regulated

Take all reasonable precautions to ensure continuity of the neutral conductor and do not install protective devices on itDistributor

s.008 General requirements for connection with earth Regulated

Keep your network properly earthed to prevent dangerDistributor

s.009 Protective multiple earthing Regulated

Connect neutral conductors to earth on low-voltage combined neutral/earth networksDistributor

s.010 Earthing of metalwork Regulated

Earth metalwork associated with your network equipmentDistributor

s.011 Substation safety Regulated

Ensure substation safety with enclosures, signs and fire precautionsDistributor

s.012 General restriction on the use of underground cables Regulated

Don't use non-compliant underground cables or equipmentDistributor

s.016 General restriction on the use of overhead lines Regulated

Do not use non-compliant overhead lines or exceed 400,000 voltsDistributor

s.021 Avoidance of interference with or interruption of supply caused by trees Regulated

Maintain clearance between overhead lines and trees to prevent supply interruptionsDistributor

s.024 Precautions against supply failure Regulated

Design and operate network to minimise supply interruptions and fault impactDistributor

s.025 Equipment on a consumer’s premises Regulated

Ensure safety, marking and neutral provision of equipment on consumer premisesDistributor

s.026 Connections to installations or to other networks Regulated

Get distributor consent before connecting to the networkAny Person

s.027 Disconnection of supply, refusal to connect and resolution of disagreements Regulated

Follow correct disconnection and reconnection procedureDistributor

s.028 Declaration of phases, frequency and voltage at supply terminals Regulated

Declare supply characteristics and maintain permitted variationsDistributor

s.029 Information to be provided on request Regulated

Provide electrical information to anyone with reasonable cause on requestDistributor

s.033 Notification of certain interruptions of supply Regulated

Notify the Department of certain power supply interruptionsDistributor

s.035 Networks, equipment or installations in breach of Regulations Regulated

Comply with Department notice to remove danger, interference or interruptionDistributor

17 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.002 Application of Regulations

s.013 Protective screens

s.014 Excavations and depth of underground cables

s.015 Maps of underground networks

s.017 Minimum height of overhead lines, wires and cables

s.018 Position, insulation and protection of overhead lines

s.019 Precautions against access and warnings of dangers

s.020 Fitting of insulators to stay wires

s.022 Switched alternative sources of energy

s.023 Parallel operation

s.030 Discontinuation of supplies

s.031 Inspections,

s.032 Notification of specified events

s.034 Exemption from requirements of Regulations

s.036 Offences

s.037 Revocation

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012

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