Electricity Act 1996

to promote efficiency and competition in the electricity supply industry; and

to promote the establishment and maintenance of a safe and efficient system of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply; and

to establish and enforce proper standards of safety, reliability and quality in the electricity supply industry; and

to establish and enforce proper safety and technical standards for electrical installations (including such standards relating to the design of electrical installations); and

to protect the interests of consumers of electricity.