Prohibited Acts

No person shall -

(a) Tamper or interfere with any meter, supply or service main, main fuse or other electrical apparatus belonging to the Council;

(b) erect any pole, mast or wire or other similar structure in close proximity to any overhead supply or service main or in such position or in such manner as is likely to cause danger from electrical current to himself or any other persons or damage to the electrical installation;

(c) tap or attempt to tap or cause or permit to be tapped, any supply main or service main in any manner by which an unmetered supply of electricity or supply other than or in excess of that contracted for might be obtained, abstracted or diverted;

(d) except as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 7 of these Bylaws sell or supply electricity supplied to him by the Council to any other person or knowingly permit any such sale or supply to be made;

(e) without the written permission of the Engineer directly or indirectly connect any electrical installation to a supply or service main;

(f) operate any motor or other machinery in such a manner as to cause undue or unnecessary disturbance to the electrical pressure on the supply main conveying such electrical current to his premises, or disregard any directions given to him by the Engineer in regard to the proper operation of such motor or machinery;

(g) use any electrical current supplied by the Council in any unauthorised manner or in contravention of the By-laws or commit any act which is likely to interfere unduly with the efficiency of the supply. In the event of any such interference, the Engineer may, if his directions in regard thereto are not carried out, disconnect the supply of electricity.

(h) connect any defective appliance to an electrical installation.