Electricity Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament1995No. Act No. 15 of 1995
The Electricity Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 1995. It contains 69 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Electricity Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Electricity Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3W ith certa in exceptions, undertaking to comply with law
- S. 4E stablishment of undertakings
- S. 5I ncrease or decrease of rated generating capacity
- S. 6D uties of operat or of undertaking as to supply
- S. 7C harges f or supply
- S. 8V ariations and alterations of charges
- S. 9C ontract of supply must be carried out
- S. 10F ailure to carry out contract of supply
- S. 11(1) Where the operat or of an undertaking fails to remove the causes f or which Revocati on of licences
- S. 12M aintenance of undertakings
- S. 13S upply with in area of local authority
- S. 14A cquisiti on of l and f or electricity purposes
- S. 15P rotecti on of telegraphs
- S. 16R ights of entry
- S. 17T rees and buildings interfering with transmissi on lines
- S. 18O bstructi on of lines by buildings, etc.
- S. 19B reaking up of streets
- S. 20C ompensati on f or damage in the exercise of powers
- S. 21I nterference with supplies and apparatus
- S. 22F alse informati on
- S. 23C ontraventions of Act
- S. 24P enalties
- S. 25E ntry and inspecti on
- S. 26O perat or's powers of entry and inspecti on
- S. 27I nformati on and records
- S. 28N otice of accidents
- S. 29S erving of notice
- S. 30R egulations
- S. 31R epeal of Cap. 811
- S. 32L eakage to earth
- S. 33A rc suppressi on coils
- S. 34S ervice lines on consumer's premises
- S. 35C onstructi on and installati on of cables
- S. 36M etallic protecti on f or high-voltage cables
- S. 37I dentificati on and testing
- S. 38A pplicati on of Part V
- S. 39C onstructional requirements
- S. 40M aterials
- S. 41M inimum heights and clearances
- S. 42O verhead lines crossing railway tracks
- S. 43D ifferent voltages in proximity
- S. 44L oading conditions and factors of safety
- S. 45P eriodic testing and inspecting
- S. 46W arning notices
- S. 47U nauthorised climbing
- S. 48D escripti on
- S. 49C onsent
- S. 50L imitations
- S. 51C onnections at transformer
- S. 52U se of cables
- S. 53U se of overhead lines
- S. 54U se of cables and overhead lines
- S. 55O ver all resistance
- S. 56N eutral to be unbroken
- S. 57C onsumer's earthing
- S. 58F undamental electrical un its
- S. 59D erived electrical un its of energy
- S. 60M easurement of electricity
- S. 61O ffences and penalties
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII