Amendments of the Canberra Electric Supply Regulations (ACT)

Regulations under the Building and Services

Ordinance 19244934.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1934, I, Victor Charles Thompson, a	Member of the Federal Executive Council, acting for and on behalf
of the Minister of State for the Interior, hereby make the following Regulations under the said Ordinance.

Dated this twentieth day of August, 1938.

Y. C. THOMPSON

for Minister of State for the Interior.

AMENDMENTS OF THE CANBERRA ELECTRIC SUPPLY

REGULATIONS.

1. The Canberra'Electric Supply Regulations, as amended by these short title.

Regulations, may be cited as the Canberra and Jervis Bay Electric

Supply Regulations.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of commencement.

July, 1938. • .

3. Regulation 2 of the Canberra Electric Supply Regulations is ncnniiions.

amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of "Approved" the follow-

ing definition :—

" ' Duly licensed wireinan ' means a person who is the
holder of a Wireinan's Licence issued and in force under these Regulations;";

(b) by inserting after the definition of "Electrical E n e r g y "

the following definition:—

" ' Jervis B a y ' means the Territory accepted by the

Commonwealth in pursuance of the Jervis Bay

Territory Acceptance Act 1915 and described in agreement set out in the Schedule to that A c t ; " and

(c) by adding at the end of the definition of " R u r a l Area " the

words " o r Jervis B a y " .

Charges for 4. Regulation 6A of the Canberra Electric Supply Regulations is

domestic,

commercial,	amended by omitting sub-regulations (2.) , (3.) , and (4.) and inserting
rural and
motion picture	in their stead the following sub-regulations :—
premises.	"(2 . ) Subject to sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation, the charges for the supply to commercial premises of all electricity recorded by any reading of the meter or meters used for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of electricity supplied to those premises shall be as follows:—

(a) In the City Area and in a Rural Area—

For electrieity used for lighting purposes—3d. per unit for all pr imary units, 4d. per unit for all secondary units, and 3d. per unit for all additional units, used during the month to which the reading relates;

For electricity used for power jmrposes—lid. per uni t ;

(b) In Jervis Bay—

For electricity used for lighting purposes—7d. per unit for all pr imary units, 6d. per unit for all secondary units, and 5d. per uni t for all additional units, used during the month to which the reading relates;

For electricity used for power purposes—2-£d. per uni t ; For each meter (not exceeding two)—a rental of 6d. per

month :
Provided that where the supply of electricity is commenced or terminated after the commencement of any month, a rental of 6d. for each meter shall be charged in respect of the portion of that month during which the meter is installed.

" (3.) For each p repaymen t meter installed on any premises a rental of One shilling per month shall be charged:

Provided that where the supply of electricity is commenced or terminated after the commencement of any month, a rental of One shilling for each pr-e-payment meter shall be charged in respect of the portion of that month during which the meter is installed.

" (4.) Subject to sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation, the charges for the supply to domestic premises and to rural premises of all elec-	tricity recorded by any reading of the meter or meters used for the
purpose of ascertaining the quantity of electricity supplied to those premises shall be as follows:—

(a) In the City Area and in a Rura l Area—5d. per uni t for all pr imary units, and l | d . per uni t for all additional units, used during the quarter to which the reading relates;

(b) I n Jervis Bay—7d. per unit for all pr imary units and 2Jd.

per unit for all secondary units.".

Accuracy of	5. Regulation 14 of the Canberra Electric, Supply Regulations is " (1.) The number of units of electricity supplied to any premises shall be calculated by the proper authority from the register of the meter fixed in the premises, and the certificate of the proper authority of the number of units so calculated shall be prima facie cA'idence of the number of units supplied to the premises.".
meters.	amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—