[ 591 ]
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (POWER) DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 22, dated 21st December 2015)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 162 and clause (o) of sub-section (2) of section 180 of the
Electricity Act, 2003, (Act No. 36 of 2003), the Lieutenant-Governor,
Puduchery hereby makes the following rules, namely:—
Registered with the Registrar
of Newspapers for India under
No. M. 8270
La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry
The Gazette of Puducherry
PART - II
EXTRAORDINAIRE
EXTRAORDINARY
Publiée par
Published by
Autorité
Authority
` 5-00
Prix : ` 5-00
Price :
` 5-00
Registered No.
SSP/PY/44/2015-17
WPP No. TN/PMG(CCR)/
WPP-88/2015-17
Dated : 22-12-2015
Price : ` 5-00
2015 } |
22 {
No. 95 Poudouchéry
Mardi
22
Décembre
2015
No.
Puducherry
Tuesday
22nd
December
2015
(1 Pausa 1937)
592
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
[PART–II
The Puducherry Electrical Inspectorate Rules
(Appointment of Chief Electrical Inspector and
Electrical Inspectors) Rules, 2015
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called
the Puducherry Electrical Inspectorate (Appointment of Chief Electrical
Inspector and Electrical Inspectors) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on and from the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003, as amended from time
to time;
(b) “Appellate Authority” in respect of an appeal against
the order of an Electrical Inspector means the Chief Electrical
Inspector and in respect of an appeal against the order of the
Chief Electrical Inspector means the Government;
(c) “Commission” means the Joint Electricity Regulatory
Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories;
(d) “Inspector” means a Chief Electrical Inspector or Electrical
Inspector as the case may be;
(e) “Section” means section of the Act;
(f) “Government” means the Administrator appointed by the
President of India under Article 239 of the Constitution of India;
(2) Words and expression used and not defined in these rules
but defined in the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), shall have the
meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
3. Constitution of the Electrical Inspectorate.— (1) The
“Puducherry Electrical Inspectorate” shall consist of one Chief Electrical
Inspector and three Electrical Inspectors to be appointed by the
Government from time to time.
593
PART–II]
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
(2) The Government shall notify the “Puducherry Electrical
Inspectorate” as a separate statutory authority to function under the
administrative control of the Power Department of the Government of
Puducherry.
(3) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall be designated by the
Government to function as the head of the Inspectorate and in his
absence, the senior most Electrical Inspector or the appropriate authority
nominated by the Government shall discharge the functions of the
Chief Electrical Inspector.
(4) The Government shall delegate appropriate administrative,
financial and technical powers to the Chief Electrical Inspector and the
three Electrical Inspectors from time to time.
(5) The head quarters of the Electrical Inspectorate shall be
located at Puducherry.
(6) The Electrical Inspectorate shall discharge the functions as
designated under these rules or such other duties and functions as are
prescribed by the Government from time to time in the whole of the Union
territory of Puducherry.
4. Appointment of officers/staff to the Electrical Inspectorate.—
The Government may appoint through an appropriate order as many
sub-ordinate/complementary officers/staff as it thinks fit to assist the
Chief Electrical Inspector and the three Electrical Inspectors to discharge
the duties and functions specified under these rules or such other duties
and functions as are prescribed by the Government from time to time.
5. Qualification for Chief Electrical Inspector.— (1) No person
shall be appointed to be a Chief Electrical Inspector, unless-
(a) he/she possesses a degree in Electrical Engineering or its
equivalent from a recognized University or Institution; and
(b) he/she should be serving as a Superintending Engineer or
in an equivalent post in the Government and should have been
regularly engaged for a period of at least twenty years in the field
of generation or transmission or distribution of electricity.
594
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
[PART–II
(2) The post of Chief Electrical Inspector shall have a status
analogous to that of the Superintending Engineer in the Government and
shall have all administrative, financial and technical powers as delegated
to that of a Superintending Engineer (Electrical) by the Government from
time to time.
(3) The Government shall notify separate detailed Recruitment
Rules for the post of the Chief Electrical Inspector after obtaining the
approval of the appropriate authority, wherever required.
(4) The person appointed as Chief Electrical Inspector shall
undergo such training as the Government may consider it necessary for
the purpose and such training shall be completed to the satisfaction of
the Government.
6. Qualification for Electrical Inspectors.— (1) No person shall
be appointed to be an Electrical Inspector, unless-
(a) he/she possesses a degree in Electrical Engineering or its
equivalent from a recognized University or Institution; and
(b) he/she should be serving as an Executive Engineer or in an
equivalent post in the Government and should have been regularly
engaged for a period of at least ten years in the field of generation
or transmission or distribution of electricity.
(2) The post of Electrical Inspector shall have a status
analogous to that of the Executive Engineer in the Government and shall
have all administrative, financial and technical powers as delegated to
that of an Executive Engineer (Electrical) by the Government from time
to time.
(3) The Government shall notify separate detailed Recruitment
Rules for the post of Electrical Inspector after obtaining the approval
of the appropriate authority, wherever required.
(4) The person appointed as Electrical Inspector shall undergo
such training as the Government may consider it necessary for the
purpose and such training shall be completed to the satisfaction of the
Government.
595
PART–II]
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
7. Applicability of rules.— These rules shall apply to the whole
of the Union territory of Puducherry except the following-
(1) Generating companies wholly or partly owned by the Central
Government;
(2) Inter-State generation, transmission, trading or supply of
electricity and with respect to any mines, oil-fields, railways, national
highways, airports, telegraphs, broadcasting stations and any works of
defence, dockyard, nuclear power installations;
(3) National Load Despatch Centre and Regional Load Despatch
Centre; and
(4) Other works or electric installations belonging to the Central
Government or under its control.
8. Functions of the Electrical Inspectorate.— (1) Functions under
the Electricity Act, 2003 (a) To permit transmission and use of energy
by persons other than licensees and sanction holders under section 54
of the Electricity Act, 2003.
(b) To inquire and report to the Government under section 161
of the Electricity Act, 2003 as to the cause of any electrical accident
occurred in connection with the generation, transmission, supply
or use of energy and the manner in and extent to which the
statutory provisions have been violated.
(2) Functions under the Central Electricity Authority (Measures
relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation, 2010
(a) To approve and issue permission to commence supply to
new installations, additions and alterations to existing installation
at HV/EHV under Regulation 43 of the Central Electricity Authority
(Measures relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(b) To conduct periodical inspection and testing of electrical
installations under Regulation 30 of the Central Electricity
Authority (Measures relating to safety and electric supply)
Regulation, 2010.
596
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
[PART–II
(c) To inquire and report to the Government under section 161
of the Electricity Act, 2003 as to the cause of any electrical accident
occurred in connection with the generation, transmission, supply
or use of energy and the manner in and extent to which the
statutory provisions have been violated.
(d) To grant permission to commission generating units under
Regulation 32 of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures
relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(e) To grant permission to commence supply to multi storied
buildings under Regulation 36 of the Central Electricity Authority
(Measures relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(f) To receive notice of failure of supply from suppliers and to
inquire into the causes of failure of supplies under Regulation
39 of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety
and electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(g) To grant permission to energize and use luminous tube sign
and similar high voltage installations under Regulation 52 of the
Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety and
electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(h) To grant permission to energize and use X-ray installations
and similar high frequency apparatus under Regulation 54 of the
Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety and
electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
(i) To make decisions on alteration of overhead lines for the
purpose of erection of or alteration to buildings, structures, flood
banks and elevation of roads under Regulation 63 of the Central
Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety and electric
supply) Regulation, 2010.
(j) To exercise such other powers and carry out such other
functions as are delegated under the Central Electricity Authority
(Measures relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation, 2010.
597
PART–II]
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
(3) Functions relating to issue, administration and monitoring
of Electrical Licences.
(a) To grant Electrical Contractor Licences.
(b) To grant Electrical Supervisor Certificate of Competency.
(c) To grant Electrical Work Permit.
(d) To conduct examinations for issue of Electrical Supervisor
Certificates and Electrical Work Permits.
(e) To inquire into allegations of incompetence, negligence,
breach of provision of the Puducherry Electricity Licensing Board
Rules or other cases of malpractice on the part of Electrical
Contractor licence holder, Electrical Supervisor Certificate holder
and Electrical Work Permit holder.
(4) Functions under Quality Control Orders of Government of
India.
(a) To implement the provisions of electrical wires, cables,
appliances and protection devices and accessories (Quality
Control) Order, 2003 which prohibit manufacture, stock for sale, sell
or distribute any electrical wires, cables, appliances, protection
devices and accessories which do not conform to the specified
standards and do not bear standard mark of the Bureau of Indian
Standards on obtaining certification marks/licence.
(b) To implement the Household Appliances (Quality control)
Order, 1981, which prohibits manufacture, store for sale, sell or
distribute any household electrical appliance which does not
conform to the specified standards.
(5) General non-statutory functions
To develop and maintain a “Meter Testing and Standards
Laboratory” to offer facility for testing and calibration of various types
of meters, instruments, equipments, transformers, conductors, cables,
switchgears and relays. The laboratory shall also be developed to have
facility for offering assistance for quality control, harmonic analysis,
testing of transformers oil and mobile testing at site. Necessary setups
shall also be taken to get approval from Bureau of Indian Standards for
598
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
[PART–II
recognition of the laboratory as a Nodal Laboratory under B.I.S
Laboratory Recognition Scheme for conducting type testing of ISI marked
products in accordance with the relevant Indian Standards.
9. Duties and responsibilities of the Chief Electrical Inspector.—
(1) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall function as the head of the
Electrical Inspectorate and shall control, administer, oversee and manage
the duties and functions as assigned to the Electrical Inspectorate under
these rules or such other duties and functions as are prescribed by the
Government from time to time.
(2) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall also function as
the ‘Designated Authority’ for issue, administration and monitoring
of Electrical Licences under Regulation 29 of the Central
Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety and electric supply)
Regulation, 2010.
(3) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall also function as the
‘Appropriate Authority’ appointed by the Government to implement the
Provisions of electrical wires, cables, appliances and protection devices
and accessories (Quality control) Order, 2003.
(4) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall also function as the
‘Appropriate Authority’ appointed under the Household appliances
(Quality control) Order, 1981.
(5) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall also perform such other
duties and functions and in the manner as prescribed by the Government
from time to time.
(6) The Chief Electrical Inspector shall have powers to allocate
and assign such duties and functions as defined under these rules or
such other duties and functions as are prescribed by the Government
from time to time to sub-ordinate officials including the Electrical
Inspectors.
10. Duties and responsibilities of the Electrical Inspector.— The
Electrical Inspectors shall function under the control of the
Chief Electrical Inspector and shall assist the Chief Electrical Inspector
to perform the duties and functions as defined under these rules and
such other duties and functions as are prescribed by Chief Electrical
Inspector from time to time.
599
PART–II]
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
11. Powers of entry and inspection.— (1) The Chief Electrical
Inspector or the Electrical Inspector shall have powers to inspect the
works and electrical installations in his/her area in respect of which, such
an Inspector has been directed by the Government to exercise his/her
powers and perform functions under sub-section (1) of the section 162
of the Act.
(2) The Chief Electrical Inspector or the Electrical Inspector may
enter, inspect and examine any place, carriage or vessel in which he has
reason to believe that there is any appliance or apparatus used in the
generation, transmission, transformation, conversion, distribution or use
of energy and may carry out tests therein.
(3) Every supplier, consumer, owner and occupier shall afford
all reasonable facilities to any such Inspector to make such examinations
and tests as may be necessary to satisfy himself as to the due
observance of the safety regulations as specified by the Authority under
section 53 of the Act.
(4) An Inspector may require a supplier of the electricity to
submit to him a list of all persons supplied with energy by him, the
addresses at which such energy is supplied, the month of connecting
services, the voltage or supply, the connected load and the purpose of
supply and the supplier shall comply with such requisitions.
(5) Every licensee and every owner of a generating station shall,
if required so to do by an Inspector, provide reasonable means for
carrying out all tests, specified under the Act or regulations thereunder,
of the appliances or apparatus used for the supply or use of energy by
him, as the case may be.
(6) Upon such inspection, the Chief Electrical Inspector or the
Electrical Inspector may serve an order, within 15 days from the date of
such inspection, in the Form A, to any licensee, consumer, owner or
occupier, calling upon him to comply with any specified regulation and
the person so served shall thereupon comply with the order within the
period specified therein and shall report in writing to the Inspector
serving the order mentioning therein as to when the order has been
complied with:
600
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
[PART–II
Provided that, if within the period specified in the aforesaid
order an appeal is filed against the order by the person on whom such
order has been served, the appellate authority may suspend its operation
pending the decision of the appeal.
12. Appeals.— (1) An appeal against an order served under these
rules shall lie-
(a) if the order is served by an Electrical Inspector, to the
Chief Electrical Inspector;
(b) if the order is served by a Chief Electrical Inspector, to the
Government.
(2) In the case of an order of Chief Electrical Inspector on an
appeal preferred to him under clause (a) of sub-rule (1), a further appeal
shall lie to the Government.
(3) Every appeal made under sub-rule (1) shall be in writing and
shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against and shall
be presented within three months of the date on which such order has
been served or delivered, as the case may be.
(4) An appeal shall be disposed off within ninety days from the
date of receipt of the appeal.
13. Amount of fees.— The Government may prescribe such fees for
testing, inspection and other services of Inspectors from time to time.
14. Incidence of fees recoverable in the cases of dispute.— Where
an Inspector is called in to decide any difference or dispute and where
a fee for such service is recoverable, the Inspector shall decide by whom
such fee shall be payable.
15. Submission of records.— An Inspector may require a supplier
or an owner to submit to him for examination any records of tests made
in connection with his works and he shall comply with such requisition
Similarly, a supplier or an owner may require the Inspector to submit to
him, for examination any records of test made by the Inspector in
connection with his works and the Inspector shall comply with such
requisition.
601
PART–II]
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
FORM-A
Form of Order
To
(1) Whereas, the installation was inspected on .......... and
whereas, it appears to me that you have not complied with the rules
made under sub-section (1) of section 162 and the regulations made
under section 53 of the Act, in the following respect (particulars to be
given where necessary) namely ............ you are hereby called upon to
comply with the said rule(s)/regulation(s) on or before .......... day of
......... and to report compliance in writing to me.
(2) An appeal may be filed against this order under rule 12 if
the aforesaid rules, within three months from the date on which this
order is served or delivered but, this order must be complied with,
notwithstanding such appeal, unless the appellate authority on or before
the date specified above, suspends its operation.
Dated at the .......... day of ............
Signature
Chief Electrical Inspector or Electrical Inspector.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (POWER).
————
online publication at “http://styandptg.puducherry.gov.in”
Government Central Press
Directorate of Stationery and Printing
Puducherry-9.