Electricity Regulations 1947

The Director may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing signed by the Director, delegate to a person authorised by the Director the power of making any assessment, examination or test for the purposes of this Part, or of granting or refusing to grant any approval under this Part.

A person on whom power is conferred under subregulation (1) may exercise a discretion whether or not to treat as acceptable any non‑compliance with the detail of a technical standard or specification, subject to —

compliance with all requirements where safety is an issue; and

the approval of the Director having first been obtained to the exercise of that discretion in a matter of that kind.

Subject to subregulation (2), a person on whom power is conferred under subsection (1) may exercise discretion to grant dispensation, for a period specified in writing with the prior approval of the Director, to an applicant with regard to any requirement of, or under, these regulations, and any such dispensation may be made subject to such conditions, qualifications, limitations or exceptions as are specified in the instrument of dispensation.