Section 59
of Electricity Supply Enactment 2024
Section 59
In the event of any difference of opinion between a licensee and an authorized officer or between the management or owner of any installation or equipment and an authorized officer regarding any matter affecting the construction, erection, maintenance or operation of any installation or equipment, the matter shall be referred to and decided by the Commission.
(2)
Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under subsection (1) may apply to the Minister for re-consideration of the matter in dispute and the application shall be made in writing within twenty-one days from the date of the decision of the Commission, or within such further period as the Minister may in special circumstances allow, and shall contain the grounds of grievance.
(3)
On receipt of the application, the Minister shall appoint a person as his representative to lead and hold the enquiry into the matter together with two other persons to be nominated by the Minister as assessors which shall be persons possessing electrical or other special skill and experience drawn from persons not in the service of the Commission.
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(4)
All questions in the enquiry shall be determined by a majority of the members holding the enquiry.
(5)
At the conclusion of the enquiry, the person appointed by the Minister under subsection (3) shall forward to the Minister a summary of the evidence together with the decision arrived at, and the Minister shall accept the decision as final and shall inform all persons concerned.
(6)
Any person concerned with the matter referred to the Minister under subsection (2) shall be entitled, upon payment of the prescribed fees, to a copy of the summary of evidence and the decision referred to in subsection (5).
(7)
Persons nominated by the Minister to serve as assessors shall be entitled to receive such remuneration as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the
Minister.
Power of holding enquiry