General adequacy of electrical equipment
- Ensure your electrical equipment is safe, sufficient, and protected against risks Distributor
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2012
United Kingdom
THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012
At a glance
What's here
20 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Distributor 19
- Any Person 1
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Duty of co-operation
- Disclose information and co-operate with other electricity industry participants Distributor
Inspection of networks
- Inspect your electricity network and keep records for 10 years Distributor
Electrical protection
- Apply protective devices to your network to prevent dangerous current flow Distributor
Continuity of the supply neutral conductor and earthing connections
- Take all reasonable precautions to ensure continuity of the neutral conductor and do not install protective devices on it Distributor
General requirements for connection with earth
- Keep your network properly earthed to prevent danger Distributor
Protective multiple earthing
- Connect neutral conductors to earth on low-voltage combined neutral/earth networks Distributor
Earthing of metalwork
- Earth metalwork associated with your network equipment Distributor
Substation safety
- Ensure substation safety with enclosures, signs and fire precautions Distributor
General restriction on the use of underground cables
- Don't use non-compliant underground cables or equipment Distributor
General restriction on the use of overhead lines
- Do not use non-compliant overhead lines or exceed 400,000 volts Distributor
Avoidance of interference with or interruption of supply caused by trees
- Maintain clearance between overhead lines and trees to prevent supply interruptions Distributor
Precautions against supply failure
- Design and operate network to minimise supply interruptions and fault impact Distributor
Equipment on a consumer’s premises
- Ensure safety, marking and neutral provision of equipment on consumer premises Distributor
Connections to installations or to other networks
- Get distributor consent before connecting to the network Any Person
Disconnection of supply, refusal to connect and resolution of disagreements
- Follow correct disconnection and reconnection procedure Distributor
Declaration of phases, frequency and voltage at supply terminals
- Declare supply characteristics and maintain permitted variations Distributor
Information to be provided on request
- Provide electrical information to anyone with reasonable cause on request Distributor
Notification of certain interruptions of supply
- Notify the Department of certain power supply interruptions Distributor
Networks, equipment or installations in breach of Regulations
- Comply with Department notice to remove danger, interference or interruption Distributor
Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Application of Regulations
Protective screens
Excavations and depth of underground cables
Maps of underground networks
Minimum height of overhead lines, wires and cables
Position, insulation and protection of overhead lines
Precautions against access and warnings of dangers
Fitting of insulators to stay wires
Switched alternative sources of energy
Parallel operation
Discontinuation of supplies
Inspections,
Notification of specified events
Exemption from requirements of Regulations
Offences
Revocation
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