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The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

    2. 2. Application of Regulations

    3. 3. General adequacy of electrical equipment

    4. 4. Duty of co-operation

    5. 5. Inspection of networks

  3. PART II PROTECTION AND EARTHING

    1. 6. Electrical protection

    2. 7. Continuity of the supply neutral conductor and earthing connections

    3. 8. General requirements for connection with earth

    4. 9. Protective multiple earthing

    5. 10. Earthing of metalwork

  4. PART III SUBSTATIONS

    1. 11. Substation safety

  5. PART IV UNDERGROUND CABLES AND EQUIPMENT

    1. 12. General restriction on the use of underground cables

    2. 13. Protective screens

    3. 14. Excavations and depth of underground cables

    4. 15. Maps of underground networks

  6. PART V OVERHEAD LINES

    1. 16. General restriction on the use of overhead lines

    2. 17. Minimum height of overhead lines, wires and cables

    3. 18. Position, insulation and protection of overhead lines

    4. 19. Precautions against access and warnings of dangers

    5. 20. Fitting of insulators to stay wires

  7. PART VA AVOIDANCE OF INTERFERENCE WITH OR INTERRUPTION OF SUPPLY CAUSED BY TREES

    1. 20A.A generator or distributor shall, so far as is reasonably...

  8. PART VI GENERATION

    1. 21. Switched alternative sources of energy

    2. 22. Parallel operation

  9. PART VII SUPPLIES TO INSTALLATIONS AND TO OTHER NETWORKS

    1. 23. Precautions against supply failure

    2. 24. Equipment on a consumer’s premises

    3. 25. Connections to installations or to other networks

    4. 26. Disconnection of supply, refusal to connect and resolution of disagreements

    5. 27. Declaration of phases, frequency and voltage at supply terminals

    6. 28. Information to be provided on request

    7. 29. Discontinuation of supplies

  10. PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 30. Inspections, etc. for the Secretary of State

    2. 31. Notification of specified events

    3. 32. Notification of certain interruptions of supply

    4. 33. Exemption from requirements of Regulations

    5. 34. Networks, equipment or installations in breach of Regulations

    6. 35. Offences

    7. 36. Revocation

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DESIGN, COLOURS AND PROPORTIONS OF THE SAFETY SIGN

      1. 1.A safety sign shall incorporate a design, and shall be...

      2. 2.The triangle, symbol and text shall be shown in black...

      3. 3.The symbol shall not occupy more than 50 per cent...

      4. 4.A safety sign may include additional text but any such...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      MINIMUM HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND OF OVERHEAD LINES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      NOTIFICATION OF SPECIFIED EVENTS

      1. PART I EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 31(2)(a)

        1. 1. Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

        2. 2.Date on which the notice is submitted.

        3. 3.A unique and sequential reference number indicating, in respect of...

        4. 4. Particulars relating to the event

        5. 5.Date and time of event.

        6. 6.Persons involved in the event, if any—

        7. 7.Network details— (a) voltage; (b) equipment at site of event,...

        8. 8.Brief facts of the event, including, where known, the cause....

        9. 9.Details of any action which has been, or is intended...

      2. PART II EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 31(2)(b)

        1. 1. Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

        2. 2.Date on which the notice is submitted.

        3. 3.A unique and sequential reference number indicating, in respect of...

        4. 4. Particulars relating to the event

        5. 5.Date of event.

        6. 6.Person involved in the event— (a) surname and initials of...

        7. 7.Inquest determination or findings or, in Scotland, fatal accident inquiry...

        8. 8.Equipment involved in the event— (a) equipment directly involved—

        9. 9.Network and consumer’s installation details— (a) voltage;

        10. 10.Whether there was evidence of amateur work.

      3. PART III EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 31(2)(c) and 31(2)(e)

        1. 1. Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

        2. 2.Date on which the notice is submitted.

        3. 3.A unique and sequential reference number indicating, in respect of...

        4. 4. Particulars relating to the event

        5. 5.Date of event.

        6. 6.Whether the person involved in the event, if any, was—...

        7. 7.Network details— (a) voltage; (b) equipment at site of event,...

        8. 8.Brief facts of the event, including the cause where known,...

        9. 9.Details of any action which has been, or is intended...

      4. PART IV EVENTS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 31(2)(d)

        1. 1. Particulars relating to the person submitting the notice

        2. 2.Date on which the notice is submitted.

        3. 3.A unique and sequential reference number indicating, in respect of...

        4. 4. Particulars relating to the events

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN INTERRUPTIONS OF SUPPLY

      1. 1. Particulars relating to the person submitting the notification

      2. 2.Date on which the notification is submitted.

      3. 3. Particulars relating to the interruption of supply

      4. 4.Duration of the interruption.

      5. 5.Approximate load affected (in megawatts).

      6. 6.Number of consumers affected approximated to the nearest 100.

      7. 7.Geographical area affected.

      8. 8.Nature and cause of the interruption.

      9. 9.Nature of any deliberate damage involved.

      10. 10.Voltage of equipment involved.

      11. 11.Type of equipment involved.

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      REVOCATIONS

  13. Explanatory Note

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