Section 56
Responsibilities relating to non-electrical work
of Electricity Supply Enactment 2024
Any person who undertakes any construction, building, renovation or work other than electrical work in the vicinity of electrical installation shall ensure that the work shall not cause interference with the supply of electricity or electricity related injury to any person or damage to any property.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
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(3)
Any person who causes any injury or damage under subsection (1)
shall, in addition to the penalty under subsection (2), be liable to pay full compensation for the injury or damage, as the case may be, and make good the damage he has done to the property within a specified time as the court thinks fit.
(4)
For the purpose of subsection (1), “work” includes excavation works.