Electricity Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament1995No. Act No. 15 of 1995
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Electricity Act, 2019 (No. 11 of 2019). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
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 nterpretation
- S. 3(1) Subject to subsection (2) and the Energy Regulation Act, no person shall With certain
- S. 4E stablishment of undertakings
- S. 5(1) If any undertaking wishes to increase or decrease its rated generating Increase or decrease
- S. 6D uties of operator of undertaking as to supply
- S. 7C harges for supply
- S. 8Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the undertaker, a consumer providing Meter panels and
- S. 9Except for causes beyond the control of the operator of an undertaking, and Contract of supply
- S. 10F ailure to carry out contract of supply
- S. 11R evocation of licences
- S. 12Any person who operates an undertaking the plant of which is rated at the site Maintenance of
- S. 13S upply within area of local authority
- S. 14(1) The President may, by order, authorise the acquisition by compulsion of so Acquisition of land for
- S. 15(1) Notwithstanding section fourteen, the operator of an undertaking may, Wayleaves over land
- S. 16R ights of entry
- S. 17(1) Where on any land, including State Land, trees or undergrowth obstruct or Trees and buildings
- S. 18O bstruction of lines by buildings, etc.
- S. 19B reaking up of streets
- S. 20In the exercise of powers in relation to the execution of works given under this Compensation for
- S. 21I nterference with supplies and apparatus
- S. 22Any person who, in giving information, making any application or claim, or False information
- S. 23C ontraventions of Act
- S. 24P enalties
- S. 25E ntry and inspection
- S. 26The operator of an undertaking and any person authorised in writing by the Operator's powers of
- S. 27I nformation and records
- S. 28N otice of accidents
- S. 29S erving of notice
- S. 30R egulations
- S. 31The Electricity Act is hereby repealed. Repeal of Cap. 811 of
- S. 32L eakage to earth
- S. 33Section 33
- S. 34(1) A service line shall have a suitable fusible cut-out or circuit-breaker as a Service lines on
- S. 35(1) A cable shall be fully insulated for the normal operating voltage and shall be Construction and
- S. 36M etallic protection for high-voltage cables
- S. 37I dentification and testing
- S. 38The provisions of this Part shall apply to overhead lines other than- Application of Part V
- S. 39C onstructional requirements
- S. 40M aterials
- S. 41M inimum heights and clearances
- S. 42O verhead lines crossing railway tracks
- S. 43(1) Where a high-voltage overhead line crosses a low-voltage or Different voltages in
- S. 44L oading conditions and factors of safety
- S. 45P eriodic testing and inspecting
- S. 46W arning notices
- S. 47U nauthorised climbing
- S. 48D escription
- 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 verall resistance
- S. 56N eutral to be unbroken
- S. 57L abelling
- S. 58F undamental electrical units
- S. 59D erived electrical units of energy
- S. 60M easurement of electricity
- S. 61(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (2) of Offences and
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIELECTRICITY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY
- S. IIIACQUISITION OF LAND AND RIGHTS OVER LAND
- S. IVOFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- S. VGENERAL
- S. VIPROTECTIVE MULTIPLE EARTHING
- S. VIISTANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT
- S. VIIIOFFENCES AND PENALTIES