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| (1) The Commission may appoint electrical inspectors for the purpose of this Act. |
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| (2) It shall be the duty of an electrical inspector appointed under subsection (1) -
| | (a) to inspect and test, electric lines and electrical plant belonging to persons authorized by a licence, or exampled from the requirement of obtaining a licence, to generate, transmit, distribute or supply electricity : | | |
| | (b) to examine, the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity by such persons ; | | |
| | (c) to inspect and test, it and when required by any consumer, any such lines and plant in the consumer's premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether any requirement imposed by this Act in respect of those lines or plants or the supply of electricity through or by tem, has been compiled with :and | | |
| | (d) to carry pot such other functions as may be imposed on him or her by regulations or the Commission as it so determines. | | |
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| (3) Regulations may be made -
| | (a) prescribing the manner in which, and the times at which, any duties imposed on electrical inspectors are to be performed ; | | |
| | (b) requiring persons authorized by a licence, or exempted from the requirement of obtaining a licence, to generate, transmit, distribute or supply electricity -
| | | (i) to furnish electrical inspectors with records or other information ; and |
| (ii) to allow such inspectors access to premises and the use of electricity plant and other facilities ; |
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| | (c) prescribing the amount of the fees (if any) which are payable to such inspectors and the persons by whom they are payable ; | | |
| | (d) prescribing a procedure for the audit of the activities of electrical inspectors ; | | |
| | (e) relieving a licensee from its obligation to supply electricity in circumstance the Commissions may prescribe ; and | | |
| | (f) setting out the procedure for the resolution of disputes, between an electrical inspector and a consumer or a licensee | | |
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| (4) Any fees received by the electrical inspectors under this section shall be credited to the Fund of the Commission. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts