| (1) |
The Minister may make regulations relating to— |
| (a) |
the form and manner in which any application for a license or amendment thereof or objection thereto shall be made and the fees payable in respect of any such application; |
| (b) |
the conditions, other than such conditions as are mentioned in this Act, which may be attached to the grant of licenses; |
| (c) |
the duties and obligations of undertakers; |
| (d) |
the procedure to be adopted by a licensee requiring rights of way or water rights in connection with his undertaking; |
| (e) |
the protection of the public from damage owing to the exercise of rights granted under this Act; |
| (f) |
the inspection of and enquiry into the control and operation of undertakings; |
| (g) |
the units or standards for the measurement of power, the verification of meters, the fees to be charged therefor and the settlement of disputes as to measurements of power and limits of error; |
| (h) |
the frequency, type of current and pressure of electricity generated or supplied; |
| (i) |
the mode of supplying electricity; |
| (j) |
the procedure at and quorums for meetings of the regulator; |
| (k) |
the method of noting and conducting appeals from decisions of the regulator; |
| (l) |
the considerations which shall guide a water court in granting an application or awarding compensation under section 18; |
| (m) |
the obligation of an undertaker to supply electricity to a consumer and the circumstances under which the obligation will be deemed to have been waived; |
| (n) |
the conditions on which electricity supplied to premises may be resold to another person; |
| (p) |
[Section 28(1)(p) deleted by section 4 of Act No. 60 of 1995] |
| (q) |
anything which may or shall be prescribed by regulation in terms of this Act, |
and generally for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act, the generality of this provision not being limited by the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.
| (2) |
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) and after the State President has declared a state of emergency under the Public Safety Act, 1953 (Act No. 3 of 1953), the Minister may make regulations which extend, restrict, control or prohibit the supply of electricity, including the supply of coal or other fuel and water, in order to ensure the continued generation of electricity. |
| (3) |
Regulations made under subsection (1) or (2), may prescribe penalties for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith or with any condition of a license, of a fine not exceeding the amount which the Minister may from time to time determine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both such fine and such imprisonment. |
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
