195 tal-1997
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
ENEMALTA ACT
(CAP. 272)
Electricity Suppl y (Amendment) Regula tions, 1997
In ellercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the
Enemalta Act . Enemalta . with the approval ohhe Minister ofFinancc
and Commerce. has made the following regulations:-
I. ( I ) These regulat ions may be cited as the Electricity
Supply (Amendment) Regulations . 1997 and shall be read and
construed as one with the Electricity Supply Regulations. 1939,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulatio ns".
(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into
effect. wi th respect 10 any consumer, immediately afle r the first
reading of the relative electricity meIer made after the 5th November.
1997 .
( I) Dawn ir-regolamenti jiSlghu jissejhu r-Regolamenti ta'
1· 199711 jemcndaw ir-Regolarnenli fuq il -Provv ista lal-Kurrenl Eleltnku ,
u ghandhom j inqraw u jiftiehmu hag,. wahda mar-Regolamenli ta ' I-
1939 fuq il-Provvista lal· Kurren! Eleltriku. hawnhekk ii jed ' il quddiem
imsejha "ir-regolamenti prinCipali" .
(2) Dawn ir-regolamcm i ghandhom jitqiesu Ii dahlu fi s-
sel'lh. dwar kuil konsumatur, minnufih warn l-ewwel qari tal-meter 13 '
l-eletlrik u relattiv Ii jku n Sat warn 1-5 la' Novembru. 1997.
Regulation 42 of the principal regulations shall be deleted.
l. For paragraphs (i) to (v) of regulation 44 of the principal
regulations there shall be substituted the following:-
-0) The first pan of the tariff will be charged at 2c6 per
unit on the consumption registered between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
of the same day
(ii) The second pan of the tariff will be charged at 2c4
per unit on the consumption registered after 10 p.m. of one day
and 6 a.m. of the nut foll owing day;
(iii) The third pan of the tari(fwill be the rate of Lm7.30
per K VA on the Muimum Demand registered during the year;
(iv) The rates applicable in subparagraphs ( I ) and (2) of
paragraph 2 of the Founh Schedule shall not apply to those
cons umers who benefit from the tariffs in paragraphs (i), (ij)
and (iii) aOO'le ....
A_ .... • . ..
Immediately afte r paragraph (3) of regulation 72 of the n
principal regulations. the n~ shall be added the following new "'I'·.it ... .
paragraphs: -
The selliing of a claim by a consumer shal l be subject
~(4 )
(0 the foll owi ng provisions:-
(a) for current claims which are settled within the
specified date shown on the bill , a discou nt rate of three
percent (3%) on the current bill only shall be given ;
(b) current claims which are settled between the
specified date shown on the bilt and 15 days thereafter are
to be paid at the full amount, without any discount or
c harge . as shown on the bill;
(c) for current claims which are settled at a time later
than 15 days after the specified date shown on the bil l, an
administrative charge at a rate of six percent (6%) on the
c urrent bill only shall be added.
(5) A consumer who does not pay the administrative
charge speci fi ed in paragraph (c) of paragraph (4) of this
regulation shall be considered as a person in arrears of his
payments. and the proviSions of regu lat ions 73 to 77 of these
regulations shall also apply 10 such consume r.".
S. In the First Schedule to the principal regulations. for the A ....... F' ...
SdIed ..... ....
words fro m "Electricity supplied to domestic" to the words "200 ptW:ipol
"ru l_ .
uni ts .. ........ . .2c8" there shal l be substituted the following: -
"Electricity supplied to domestic premises shall be charged
for per quarter at the foll owing rates per Board of Trade unit: -
Me ter charge, including the fr ee
consumption of 100 units ... ...... ............
Lm2.05c
From 101 units to 200 units ............
2el
From 201 units to 900 units ..... .......
4eO
' ...... ............... ......
5-4"
.. ,
O ve r 900 units
In the Second Schedu le to the principal re gulations. for
the words from "Tariff fo r meter charge" to the words "the first 100
units ....... .3c9" there shall be substituted the following:-
" TAR IFF FOR METER CHARGE AND FOR THE
SUPPLY OF ELEcrRlCITY TO COMMERC IAL PREM ISES
I . Electricity sup pl ied to Commercial Prem ises, other
than Hotels and Guest Houses, men t io ned in parag raph 2
hereunder, and Marine Craft Anoat, and for Temporary
11luminations an d Street Lighting, shall be cha rged for per
quarte r at the following rates per Boa rd o f Trade unit:-
Me ter c har ge , in cludi ng th e free
consumption o f 50 units ...... .... ..... ..... .
Lm6 .oo
For every addit ional unit after the first
50 units ,., ... ..... ..... ....... , ... ...... " . . , ... .
4"
2. Electricity supplied to Hotels and Guest Houses having
a valid licence iss ued by the Hotels and Catering Establishments
Board in tenus o f the Guest Houses and Ho liday Furnis hed
Premises Act, Ca p. 240, shall De charged per quarter at the
following rates per Board of Trade unit:-
Meter charge, including th e free
co nsumpti on of SO units ...... .... .. . , ... ... .
Lm6.oo
For every additional un it after the first
50 units ., ... ...... , .............. ..... ....... .. .
3c6" .
In the Fourth Schedule 10 the principal regul atio ns, for the
words "2c9 pe r unit" the re shall be subsituted the words "2c8 per
un it".