Meaning of electrical installation
14 Meaning of electrical installation
An electrical installation is a group of items of electrical equipment.
However, a group of items of electrical equipment is an electrical installation only if—
all the items are permanently electrically connected together; and
the items do not include items that are works; and
electricity can be supplied to the group from works or from a generating source.
An item of electrical equipment can be part of more than 1 electrical installation.
For subsection (2)(a)—
an item of electrical equipment connected to electricity by a plug and socket outlet is not permanently electrically connected; and
connection achieved through using works must not be taken into consideration for deciding whether items of electrical equipment are electrically connected.
Examples of an electrical installation under this section—
• the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a shop in a shopping centre
• the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a house or residential unit
• the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a shopping centre. The electrical installation for the shopping centre generally includes the electrical installations for the individual shops
• the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected for a residential unit complex. The electrical installation for the residential unit complex generally includes the electrical installations for the individual residential units
• the switchboard, wiring, lighting, socket outlets and other electrical equipment permanently connected within a caravan
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