http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/381/section/30/madeTHE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012Dangerous animalsElectrical installation and servicingenGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2014-10-07ELECTRICITY These Regulations replace the Electricity Supply Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. 1991 No. 536) and the subsequent amendment (S.R. 1993/21). PART 7 30 1 Subject to paragraph (2), a distributor may discontinue a supply for the purposes of testing or for any other purpose connected with the carrying on of their activities. 2 A distributor may discontinue a supply pursuant to paragraph (1) only— a for such period as may be necessary but no longer; and b subject to paragraph (3), if not less than 2 days notice in writing has been received by the relevant persons. 3 A distributor may discontinue a supply even if the notice required by paragraph (2)(b) has not been received by the relevant persons if— a the discontinuation is agreed between the relevant persons and the distributor; or b the distributor considers it necessary to discontinue supplies to the relevant persons in order to prevent danger or to undertake essential emergency repairs; or c if there is an urgent need to discontinue the supply relating to the safe or proper operation of the network; or d the notice is not received by the relevant persons due to circumstances not within the control of the distributor. 4 In this regulation the expression “relevant persons” means every consumer likely to be affected by a discontinuation of supply by a distributor and every other distributor likely to be affected by that discontinuation.