Application for Connection
(1) Before any work authorised by the Engineer in terms of Section 2 is commenced:
(a) the electrical contractor shall give notice of
his intention to commence such work in accordance with the Electrical
Installation Regulations.
(b) application shall be made to the Engineer for authority to connect the installation authorised to the supply main; and
(c) the applicant shall pay a charge based upon the fees prescribed in
the First Schedule that are in force at the time that payment is made.
The charge for connections to small power users equipped with an
electricity dispenser and who require to purchase electricity on the
Scale 9 or Scale 11 tariffs of the Second Schedule, are prescribed in
Item 1(a) of the First Schedule. The charges for other connections
shall consist of:
(i) the appropriate Basic component as prescribed in Item 1(b)(i) of the First Schedule;
(ii) the appropriate Metering component as prescribed in Item 1(b)(ii) of the First Schedule;
(iii) the Service Mains component for extensions as required by the
Engineer, and as prescribed in Item 1(b)(iii) and Item 2 of the First
Schedule; with the following provisos:
I. Where connections are supplied via overhead
cable, the charge will exclude the costs of the first pole costs which
is included as part of the Basic component of Section 3(1)(c)(i);
II. Where additional overhead lines or cable used for road crossings
are included as part of the Basic component of Section 3(1)(c)(i);
III. Where additional poles are required in order to obtain the
statutory clearance over telephone or telegraph wires, such pole or
poles shall be deemed to be included as part of the Basic component of
Section 3(1)(c)(i);"
(iv) the Supply Mains component for extensions as required by the
Engineers and as prescribed in Item 1(b)(iii) and Item 2 of the First
Schedule; provided that where additional poles are required in order to
obtain the statutory clearance over telephone or telegraph wires, such
pole or poles shall be deemed to be included as part of the Basic
component of Section 3(1)(c)(i) .
(v) Where an application is made for an increase in supply capacity,
the applicant shall be required to pay the fees and charges referred to
in Section 3(1)(c) hereof as if this were a new application, provided
that where the requested capacity does not exceed 6 000kVA and the
existing supply is uprated:
I. The Basic component will be the difference in the charges between the existing and requested capacity.
II. The Metering component shall only be charged if the meter is required to be changed.
III. The Service Mains component shall only be charged if the service cable is required to be changed.
IV. The Supply Mains component shall only be charged if the supply mains cable is required to be changed.
(2) Where the variation between the length of cable used in connecting
the premises or sub-station to the supply main and the length of cable
paid for in terms of sub-paragraph (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (c) of
sub-section (1) exceeds 10 per centum or 10 metres in length (whichever
is the greater) the consumer's account shall be adjusted to reflect the
cost of the length of cable actually used.
(3) In giving the notice referred to in subsection (1)(a) the
electrical contractor shall allow sufficient time between the giving of
such notice and the date when the supply is required, to enable the
Council to effect any extension of the supply main as may be necessary
as well as the provision of the service main, and to obtain such
statutory consents as may be required, and for the purpose of
determining the adequacy of the period of notice the electrical
contractor shall consult the Engineer: provided that the Council shall
in no way be liable for any loss, damage or other consequence to the
applicant the electrical contractor or any other person resulting from
any delay in the extension of the supply main or the provision of the
service main however caused.
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