In these Bylaws, unless the content otherwise requires:
"appliance" means an appliance as defined in the code of practice;
"area of supply" means the area within which the Council is authorised by law to supply electricity;
"Act" means the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, Act No. 6 of 1983 and the Regulations made thereunder;
"basic component" means the component of the total connection fee that
is charged to recover, where deemed appropriate, the proportionately
shared costs of transformation, switchgear, protection, and allocated
portions of cable or overhead lines.
"boundary metering" means a meter erected in a position that is easily
accessible for meter reading purposes without entry into the fenced or
walled area of the property, and which is no more than 3m from the road
frontage boundary of the property;
"category of connection" means the groups into which connections are
allocated. Groups of connections are separated according to the level
of voltage at which supply is provided, type of supply and metering,
the number of phases, whether supplied from a minisubstation or a brick
substation, and the requested capacity of the supply.
"code of practice" means Code of Practice 0142 - 1981: The Wiring of
Premises, as published in the Government Gazette by General Notice 463
of 9 July 1982;
"connection fee" means the charge to an applicant for a connection,
which is determined by the Engineer and consists of a Basic component,
a Service Mains component, a Metering component and a Supply Mains
component.
"consumer" means the owner or occupier of any premises within the area
of supply which are supplied with electricity by the Council, or any
person who has entered into a contract with the Council for the supply
of electricity or any person who is lawfully obtaining a supply of
electricity from the Council;
"Council" means the Durban Transitional Metropolitan Council;
"credit dispensing unit" means a unit which dispenses credit for
electrical energy in the form of cards and/or tokens for transfer of
credit to an electricity dispenser;
"credit meter" means a device which records the electricity consumed on
a continuous basis, is read at regular intervals and an account is
rendered on a monthly basis in accordance with clause 17 of the
Electricity Supply Bylaws;
"Engineer" shall mean the Executive Director of the Durban Electricity Service Unit, or his duly authorised representative;
"electrical contractor" means an electrical contractor as defined in the Act;
"electrical installation" means an electrical installation as defined in the Electrical Installation Regulations;
"Electrical Installation Regulations" means the Electrical Installation
Regulations of 1992 promulgated under section 35 of the Machinery and
Occupational Safety Act of 1983 (Act No. 6 of 1983).
"electricity dispenser" means a device which measures electrical energy
consumed and deducts such energy from the quantity credited by means of
cards and/or tokens issued by a credit dispensing unit and isolates the
supply to the consumer in the event of the expiry of such credit;
"formally wired" means wiring which has been installed by a contractor
or a developer, and which is in accordance with SABS 0142;
"high voltage" or "HV" means 33 000V or 132 000V.
"informal housing" means any dwelling in any area set apart, reserved,
made available, released or acquired for communal or tribal occupation
under Black Common Law of Custom or any dwelling in a "designated area"
designated in accordance with the Less Formal Township Establishment
Act (Act No. 113 of 1991);
"KVA-km" means the product of the requested capacity of an applicant,
and the length of the cable or line from or portion thereof by which
the connection is supplied.
"low voltage" or "LV" means 400V or 230V.
"medium voltage" or "MV" means 11 000V.
"meter" shall be the generic term for a credit meter or an electricity dispenser;
"metering component" means the component of the total connection fee
that is charged to recover the cost of the equipment required to
measure the consumption of electricity.
"MVA" means 1000kVA
"polyphase supply" means a supply which necessitates a polyphase cable,
in accordance with the Service Unit's standard practices.
"Rand per kVA-km" or "R/kVA-km" means the rate of charge in rands per
kVA of capacity per km of supply at a particular voltage level, applied
to new connections of 1 000kVA and above.
"residential premises" means a dwelling house or building constructed
or adapted to be used solely as a residence by one family together with
such outbuildings as are ordinarily used therewith.
"service main" means cables or wires and other apparatus for the supply
of electricity by the Council laid or erected between the supply main
and:
(i) in the case of an underground service main, the meter or main fuse or other protective device on the consumer's premises; or
(ii) in the case of an overhead service main, the point at which such cable or wire is connected to the consumer's premises;
"service mains component" means the component of the total connection
fee that is charged to recover the cost of the service mains, which is
that portion the cable or overhead lines used specifically by, and
dedicated to an individual supply.
"single phase supply" means a supply which is via a single phase cable,
in accordance with the Service Unit's standard practices.
"site area" means the area according to survey data, contained within
the boundaries of the sub-division, sub-divisions, or plot of land on
which the premises are situated, or, where the boundaries of the site
have not been defined by survey, the area contained within the
recognised boundaries or limits of the site as determined by the
Engineer.
"small power distribution unit" means a compact unit consisting of a
number of socket outlets and a light fitting all protected by circuit
breakers;
"small power residential premises" means a dwelling unit or building
constructed or adapted to be used mainly as a residence by a family
unit, together with such outbuildings as are ordinarily used therewith,
where supply is single phase and is metered by an electricity dispenser;
"small power users" means such power users as are referred to in Item 7
and Item 8 of the Second Schedule, where the supply is single phase and
is metered by an electricity dispenser;
"substation" means a building housing the Council`s electrical
equipment, including all integral parts of such building, such as doors
and windows and ancillary building work, as well as ventilating,
lifting and other equipment installed in conjunction therewith.
"supply main" means the cables or overhead lines forming that part of
the Council’s electrical distribution system to which more than one
premises are connected and to which the service mains to individual
supplies are connected.
"supply mains component" means the component of the total connection
fee that is charged to recover the cost of the supply mains, which is
used, or which the Engineer anticipates to use to supply more than one
premises.
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