Amendments of Canberra Electric Supply Regulations (ACT)

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OE

GOVERNMENT.

Regulations under the Building and Services

Ordinance) 924-1934.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1934, I, Thomas Pate'rson, Minister of

State for the Interior, hereby make the following Regulation;

Dated this 22nd day of January, 1935.

T. PATERSON

Minister of State for the Interior.

AMENDMENTS OF THE CANBERRA ELECTRIC SUPPLY

REGULATIONS.

1.—(1.) Regulations 6 and 6A of the Canberra Electric Supply Regulations are repealed and the following regulations insetted in their stead:—

Charges for

" 6.—(1.) The charges for the supply of electricity shall be as

Eor electricity used for lighting purposes—6d. per unit.
For electricity used for power purposes, otherwise than in con-

lighting a nd

power.

follows;—

tinuous use in connexion with a hot water system—l^d. per

unit.

For electricity in continuous use in connexion with a hot water

system—|d. per unit.

" (2.) The charges prescribed by this regulation shall be payable in respect of the supply of all electricity recorded by any reading made after the first day of January, 1935, of the meter or meters used for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of electricity supplied to any person.".

ChargeB for

domestic and	" 6A.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 6 of (a) the charges for the supply to commercial premises of all electricity recorded by any reading made after the first day of MaYch, 1935, of the meter or meters used for4he purpose of ascertaining the quantity of electricity supplied to those premises shall be as follows:—
commercial	these Regulations—
premises.

quarter shall be charged.

For electricity used for .lighting purposes—6d. per unit for all primary units, 5d. per unit for all secondary units, and 4d. per unit for all additional units, used during the quarter to which the reading relates.

For electricity used for power purposes—ljd. per unit;
(6) For each meter (not exceeding two) installed on any com-

mercial premises a rental of sixpence per month shall be

charged:
'• Provided that where the supply of electricity is com-
menced or terminated after the commencement of any
month a rental of sixpence for each meter shall be charged
in respect of the portion of that month during which the
meter is installed; and

(c) the charges for the supply of domestic premises of all elec- tricity recorded by any reading of the meter or meters used for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of elec- tricity supplied to .those premises shall bo at the rate of 6d. per unit for all primary units, and at the rate of l£d. per unit foT all additional units, used during the quarter to which the reading relates:

Provided that a minimum amount of nine shillings por

•ju-- ' r:''t\'(2.) For the purpose of this regulation, tho number of units in
'respect of any commercial premises, which may be charged for as primary
!' '- units during any quarter, and the number of units in respect of those

'.•'?!:'• premises which may be charged for as secondary units during any

'•',: i'Suarter, shall be ascertained by multiplying tho number of squares com-
f, I''priced in the floor area of the premises by six.
'"'"'''•''"'" (3.) For the purposes of this regulation, the number of units in

respect of any domestic premises which may be charged for as primary units during any quarter shall bo ascertained by multiplying the number of squares comprised in the floor area' of tho premises by 3:

Provided that where the floor area of any premises exceeds 2,500 square feet the number of. squares comprised in the floor area of those premises shall be deemed to be 25.

"(4.) For the purposes »f this regulation—

' commercial premises' means any premises used as a hotel, . boarding house, social or sporting club, church, public hall, school, educational establishment, dairy, garage or service station, factory, shop, office, cr other premises used for industrial or commercial purposes, and includes the Govern- ment Printing Office, the Canberra Hospital and all premises other than domestic premises, but does not include Parliament House or any premises used by the Common- wealth as public offices or for any like purpose;

' domestic premises' means any premises used solely for residential or domestic purposes, or purposes incidental thereto, or partly for residential or domestic purposes and partly for medical or dental purposes, or purposes incidental thereto;
'floor ' includes a basement but does not include a cellar;
' floor area ' means—

(a) in the case of commercial premises, the total area of the floors covered by roofs of any building, and in the case of a building with more than ono floor, means the sum of the areas of the several floors; and

(6) in the case of domestic premises, the total area of the floors covered by roofs of any building, and includes the areas of verandahs and the like, but does not include the area of any detached garage or other small detached building;

' quarter ' means three months;	;	>,
' square' means one hundred square feet;
' uni t ' means kilowatt-hour.".	.	•.

(2.) This regulation shall come into operation on the first day of '

February, 1935.