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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Electricity Regulation
Act, No. 4
of 2006
Long title
To establish a national regulatory framework for the electricity supply industry; to make the National Energy Regulator the custodian and enforcer of the national electricity regulatory framework; to provide for licences and registration as the manner in which generation, transmission, distribution, reticulation [ , ] trading and the import and export of electricity are regulated; to regulate the reticulation of electricity by municipalities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
[...Long title amended by Act 2007_028_013_20080121]
Table of contents
Legislation Text Access Point
Long title
To establish a national regulatory framework for the electricity supply industry; to make the National Energy Regulator the custodian and enforcer of the national electricity regulatory framework; to provide for licences and registration as the manner in which generation, transmission, distribution, reticulation [ , ] trading and the import and export of electricity are regulated; to regulate the reticulation of electricity by municipalities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
[...Long title amended by Act 2007_028_013_20080121]
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| CHAPTER I. INTERPRETATION | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Objects of Act |
| CHAPTER II. OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY | |
| 3. | Regulator |
| 4. | Powers and duties of Regulator |
| 5. | Advisory forums |
| 6. | Customer and end user forums |
| CHAPTER III. ELECTRICITY LICENCES AND REGISTRATION | |
| .. [sic - no section number] | Application of Chapter |
| 7. | Activities requiring licensing [...label number and text inserted by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121] |
| 8. | Certain activities not licensed [...label amended by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "9"] |
| 9. | Registration [...label amended by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "10"] |
| 10. | Application for licence [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "11"] |
| 11. | Advertising of licence application [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "12"] |
| 12. | Information to be supplied [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "13"] |
| 13. | Finalisation of application [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "14"] |
| 14. | Conditions of licence [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "15"] |
| 15. | Tariff principles [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "16"] |
| 16. | Amendment of licence [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "17"] |
| 17. | Revocation of licence on application [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "18"] |
| 18. | Contraventions of licence [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "19"] |
| 19. | Order by court [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "20"] |
| 20. | Renewal of licence [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "21"] |
| 21. | Powers and duties of licensee [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "22"] |
| 22. | Powers of entry and inspection [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "23"] |
| 23. | Electricity infrastructure not fixtures [...relabeled by Act 2006_004_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "24"] |
| 24. | Rights over streets [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "25"] |
| 25. | Liability of licensee for damage or injury [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "26"] |
| 26. | Expropriation [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b)_20080121 - was labeled "27"] |
| CHAPTER IV. RETICULATION [..Title amended by Act 2007_028_010_20080121 - was labeled "CHAPTER IV"] | |
| 27. | Duties of municipalities [.. relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(b) to "26"] [...inserted by Act 2007_028_010_20080121] |
| 28. | Selection and appointment of external service providers [...inserted by Act 2007_028_010_20080121] |
| 29. | Key performance indicators [...inserted by Act 2007_028_010_20080121] |
| CHAPTER V. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND REMEDIES | |
| 30. | Resolution of disputes by Regulator [...relabeled by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "42"] |
| 31. | Remedies against decisions of Regulator [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "43"] |
| CHAPTER VI. INVESTIGATIONS | |
| 32. | Investigations [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "44"] |
| CHAPTER VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 33. | Entry, inspection and information gathering by Regulator [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "45"] |
| 34. | New generation capacity [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "46"] |
| 35. | Regulations, rules, guidelines, directives and codes of conduct and practice [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "47"] |
| 36. | Repeal of laws and savings [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "48"] |
| 37. | Short title and commencement [...relabeled by 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was labeled "49"] |
| 38. | ... [... not contained in Act 2006_004_000_20060704] |
| 39. | ... [... not contained in Act 2006_004_000_20060704] |
| 40. | ... [... not contained in Act 2006_004_000_20060704] |
| 41. | ... [... not contained in Act 2006_004_000_20060704] |
| 42. | ... [... relabeled "30" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "42. Resolution of disputes by Regulator "] |
| 43. | ... [... relabeled "31" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "43. Remedies against decisions of Regulator"] |
| CHAPTER VI. INVESTIGATIONS | |
| 44. | ... [... relabeled "32" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "44. Investigations"] |
| CHAPTER VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 45. | ... [... relabeled "33" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "45. Entry, inspection and information gathering by Regulator"] |
| 46. | ... [... relabeled "34" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "46. New generation capacity"] |
| 47. | ... [... relabeled "35" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "47. Regulations, rules, guidelines, directives and codes of conduct and practice"] |
| 48. | ... [... relabeled "36" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "48. Repeal of laws and savings"] |
| 49. | ... [... relabeled "37" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121 - was entitled "49. Short title and commencement"] |
| Sch.1. | SCHEDULE 1. REPEAL, AMENDMENT AND SUBSTITUTION OF LAWS [s48 - NOTE s48 was relabeled "36" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121] |
| Sch.2. | SCHEDULE 2. EXEMPTION FROM OBLIGATION TO APPLY FOR AND HOLD A LICENCE [s46 - NOTE s46 was relabeled "34" by Act 2007_028_016(c)_20080121] |
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