Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019

to prescribe the methods to be followed in carrying out electrical installation work; and

to prescribe the quality of materials, fittings and apparatus to be used in connection with electrical installations; and

to provide for the inspection of prescribed electrical installation work; and

to provide for the testing and certification of electrical installation work; and

to prescribe standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electrical installations, railway and tramway supply networks, embedded networks and patient areas; and

to provide for the protection of persons from risk, and property from damage, associated with the generation, transmission, distribution and use of electricity; and

to prescribe certain provisions of these Regulations that create offences as provisions in respect of which infringement notices may be served; and

to prescribe fees, penalties and other matters authorised by the Electricity Safety Act 1998.