The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Regulations 1994

Regulation 3

THE SCHEDULE

“34.— (1) Every supplier shall give to the Secretary of State notice in accordance with this regulation in respect of any event specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The events referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) any event attributable in whole or in part to the generating, transforming, control or carrying of energy up to and including the supply terminals, which has given rise to—

(i) the death of any person other than a person engaged by the supplier for the purposes of his business;

(ii) an injury (including any electric shock) to any person other than a person engaged by the supplier for the purposes of his business;

(iii) any fire; or

(iv) any explosion or implosion;

(b) any event attributable in whole or in part to the presence of energy on the consumer’s side of the supply terminals on any non-industrial and non-commercial premises resulting in the death of any person;

(c) any event, whether or not accompanied by an event specified in sub-paragraph (a) above, which caused an overhead line to be at a height less than that required by regulation 13(2);

(d) the occurrence of any damage to any underground electric line of the supplier resulting from an event not specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above; and

(e) any event other than those listed in sub-paragraphs (a), (c) or (d) above which, taking into account the circumstances of that event, was likely to cause any of the events listed in sub-paragraph (a).

(3) In respect of any event specified in paragraph (2)(a),

(a) the requirement to give notice in accordance with paragraph (4) (so far as applicable) applies in addition to the requirement to give notice in accordance with paragraph (5) unless the notice given satisfies the requirements of both paragraphs, and

(b) the requirement to give notice in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) applies in addition to the requirement to give notice in accordance with paragraph (6).

(4) In respect of any event specified in paragraph (2)(a)(i) or (in the case of a serious injury) in paragraph (2)(a)(ii), notice of the event shall be given to the Secretary of State by telephone or other immediate means of communication immediately after the event becomes known to the supplier.

(5) In respect of any event specified in paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b), notice containing the relevant particulars shall, subject to paragraph (8), as soon as possible after the event becomes known to the supplier be given to the Secretary of State in writing by the quickest practicable means.

(6) In respect of any event notifiable under paragraph (2)(a), (2)(c) or (2)(e), notice shall be given to the Secretary of State by post within 15 days of the end of the month in which the event becomes known to the supplier, in the form of a computer disc which:

(a) conforms to the description specified in the Department’s publication; and

(b) subject to paragraph (8), contains the information comprising the relevant particulars, arranged in a form which complies with the technical requirements specified in that publication.

(7) In respect of any event specified in paragraph (2)(d), notice containing the relevant particulars shall be sent to the Secretary of State by means of a return in writing to be submitted within one month of the period of 3 months ending on 31st March, 30th June, 30th September or 31st December (as the case may be), in which the event became known to the supplier.

(8) The notices required by paragraphs (5) and (6) shall, where the supplier is unable to give full particulars, contain such of the relevant particulars as are available to the supplier at the time of giving the notice, and the remaining particulars shall be supplied to the Secretary of State in writing by the quickest practicable means immediately after they have become known to the supplier.

(9) In this regulation—

(a) “the Department’s publication” means the publication entitled (under the heading “ELECTRICITY SUPPLY REGULATIONS 1988”) “COMPUTERISATION OF THE NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED EVENTS UNDER REGULATION 34”, subtitled “SPECIFICATION OF THE DATA FILES”, and published in December 1993 by the Department of Trade and Industry at 1 Palace Street, London SW1 5HE, a copy of which has been certified as such by the signature of the Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry.

(b) “event” means any event of the kind specified irrespective of whether it was accidental;

(c) “relevant particulars” means:

(i) in respect of an event specified in paragraph (2)(a), (2)(b) or (2)(d), the particulars specified in Parts I, II and IV, respectively, of Schedule 4; and

(ii) in respect of an event specified in paragraph (2)(c) or (2)(e), the particulars specified in Part III of Schedule 4;

(d) “serious injury” means any injury which results in the person injured being admitted into hospital as an in-patient; and

(e) “writing” includes any communication transmitted by telex or facsimile transmission.”