Electl'icity Supply (Amendment) Regulations, 1980

L-N. 11 of 1980

ENEMALTA ACT, 1977

(ACT NO. XVI OF 1977)

Electl'icity Supply (Amendment) Regulations, 1980

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Enemalta

Act. 1977, Enemalta, with the approva! of the Minister of Deve1opment,

Energy, Port and Telecommunications, has made the following regula­

tions:-

These regulations may be cited as the Electricity Supply

(AmendmenO Regulations. 1980, and shaH be read and construed as

one with the Electricity Supply Regulations, 1939, hereinafter referred

to as "the principal regulations".

Immediate1y after rcgulation 89 of the principal regulations

there sha11 be added the following new regulation

"Restrictio!ls on use of supply

(1) No person shaH keep or allow to be kept electrical

90. i1luminations, other than such security lights as may be absolutely

necessary. in or outside any premises, other than domestic premises,

except during the business hours applicable to such premises.

(2) The Chairman sha11 have the power to suspend the

supply to such premises if the provisions of this regulation are

contravened.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation -

(a) "business hours" means such time during which

commercial and industrial premises are kept open to the public

and inc1udes such time during which persons, other than the

security staff thcreof, are working therein

Provided that with respect to showrooms and advertising

signs any time on Sundays and other public holidays, any time

earlier than 7 a.m. on any other day and any time later than

8 p.m. on Saturdays or later than 7 p.m. on any day between

Monday and Friday, not being a public holiday, sha11 be

deemed not to be business hours;

(b) "commercial pJ"emises" does not inc1ude such part

of the premises used so1ely for domestic purposes, but includes

any part of any premises on which there is an advertising sign;

(c) "security light" means an unobstructed light source

giving a rated output not exceeding 60 watts for every 100

sguare metres of the floor area which the said light source is

intended to illuminate in order that persons gaining unlawful

entry thercin may be visible, or such light source as may be

authorised by the Chairman.".

Published b)' the Department of Information

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