Electricity Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Matters Relating to Electricity Licensees
27. Electrical plant not fixtures and not subject to distress
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any electrical plant, electric line, electricity meter, appliance, accessory, fitting and appurtenance owned or let for hire or lent to a consumer by an electricity licensee and which has been affixed or fastened to any part of the premises -
electrical plant
"electrical plant" means any plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance used for. or for purposes connected with. the supply of electricity;
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electricity
"electricity" means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;
shall continue to remain the property of that licensee and is deemed not to be a fixture. and shall not vest in the owner of the premises: and
shall not be subject to distress or be liable to be taken in execution under process of any court or any proceedings in bankruptcy against the person in whose possession it is.
Terms defined in s 2
consumer
Defined · s 2"consumer" means a person - (a) to whom electricity is supplied and sold for consumption on that person's own premises; or (b) whose premises are for the time being connected to any system for the purpose of purchasing a supply of electricity for consumption on that person's own premises; B. L.R.O. ? 2021
electric line
Defined · s 2"electric line" means any line which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes - (a) any support for the line, that is to say, any structure, pole or other thing in, on. by or from which the line is or may be supported, carried or suspended; (b) any apparatus connected to the line for the purposes of carrying electricity; (c) any wire, cable, tube, pipe or other similar thing (including its casing or coating) which surrounds or supports, or is surrounded or supported by, or is installed in close proximity to, or is supported, carried or suspended in association with, the line; and (d) any electricity cable;
electrical plant
Defined · s 2"electrical plant" means any plant, equipment, apparatus or appliance used for. or for purposes connected with. the supply of electricity;
electricity
Defined · s 2"electricity" means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;
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