Section 3 — Electricity Supply Enactment 2024

(a)

to issue licences under section 8 of this Enactment;

(b)

to exercise regulatory functions in respect of the service of providing electricity by the licensee including the determination of supply and services standards, performance standards and standards of facilities

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and services and the enforcement thereof;

(c)

to promote competition in the generation and supply of electricity to, inter alia, ensure the optimum cost of generation and supply of electricity at reasonable prices;

(d)

to exercise regulatory function in respect of the consumers’ interests and the enforcement in respect of —

(i)

the prices to be charged and the other conditions of electricity supply;

(ii)

the continuity of electricity supply;

(iii)

the quality of the electricity supply services provided; and

(iv)

the quality of electricity supply which includes reliability and power quality;

(e)

to ensure that all reasonable demands for electricity are satisfied;

(f)

to regulate the activities of the licensee so that all reasonable demands for electricity are satisfied;

(g)

to ensure that licensees are able to finance the carrying on of the activities which they are authorized by their licences to carry on;

(h)

to promote and encourage the generation of electricity with a view to the economic development of Sabah;

(i)

to promote the establishment and maintenance of safe and efficient systems for electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply to consumers and the continued improvement of safety requirements;

(j)

to enforce standards for electrical installations and licensee’s electricity supply infrastructure, electrical products and consumer electrical equipment;

(k)

to regulate the interval and manner in which any electrical installation or equipment shall be inspected;

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(l)

to devise the nature of test to be employed and to prescribe minimum qualifications and practical experience for any purpose pursuant to this Enactment;

(m)

to investigate any accident or fire involving any electrical installation;

(n)

to provide, where necessary, for the registration of any installation, person providing service relating to efficient use of electricity, private wiring unit, electrical contractor, electrical services contractor, electrical repair contractor, manufacturer and importer, training and examination center or institution, conformity assessment bodies and any competent person, as may be prescribed;

(o)

to prescribe the minimum standards and specifications and appraise and approve, where necessary, any electrical installation or equipment;

(p)

to promote the efficient use of electricity;

(q)

to review or audit any of the information which a licensee is required to furnish to the Commission;

(r)

to audit or cause to be audited activities of any licensee or any other person determined by the Commission; and

(s)

to carry on all such other activities as may appear to the Commission requisite, advantageous or convenient for the purpose of carrying out or in connection with the performance of its functions and powers under this Enactment.