Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016 (ACT)
Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016
SL2016-2
made under the
Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014
Republication No 1
Effective: 16 February 2016
Republication date: 16 February 2016
Regulation not amended
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016, made under the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 16 February 2016. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">
authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register ( For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016
made under the
Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014
Contents
Page
1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
5 Regulated utility service—Act, s 10 (1) 2
6 Regulated utility network and infrastructure—Act, s 10 (2) 2
Dictionary4
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 5
2 Abbreviation key 5
3 Legislation history 6
4 Amendment history 6
Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016
made under the
Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014
Name of regulation
This regulation is the Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016.
Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.
Note 2A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
NoteSee the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Regulated utility service—Act, s 10 (1)
The supply of electricity from a light rail network is a regulated utility service.
Note A person who provides a service that is a regulated utility service is a regulated utility (see Act, s 8).
Regulated utility network and infrastructure—Act, s 10 (2)
(1)A light rail network, and the infrastructure it consists of, is a regulated utility network for the regulated utility service mentioned in section 5.
(2)A light rail network consists of the following infrastructure:
(a)a network to supply electricity to rolling stock and associated infrastructure, including rail tracks;
(b)substations and facilities to supply and regulate power to the network;
(c)any electrical zone related to the effect of stray current or the management of the effect of electrical current;
(d)any other thing ancillary to any other part of the infrastructure.
Example—par (c)—management of effect of electrical current
cathodic protection
NoteAn example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3)To remove any doubt, infrastructure mentioned in subsection (2) does not include rolling stock.
Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following term:
· person (see s 160).
Note 3Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following term is defined in the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014, dict:
· regulated utility service (see s 9).
Endnotes
About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument AF = Approved form o = order am = amended om = omitted/repealed amdt = amendment ord = ordinance AR = Assembly resolution orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph CN = Commencement notice pres = present def = definition prev = previous DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously dict = dictionary pt = part disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule Assembly reloc = relocated div = division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No Gaz = gazette RI = reissue hdg = heading s = section/subsection IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law LR = legislation register sub = substituted LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Legislation history
Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016 SL2016-2
notified LR 15 February 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 February 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 16 February 2016 (s 2)Amendment history
Commencement
s 2om LA s 89 (4)
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