Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016 (ACT)

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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 2016It 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

    1. Name of regulation

      This regulation is the Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Light Rail—Regulated Utility Service) Regulation 2016.

    2. 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)).

    3. 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.

    4. 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).

    5. 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

    1. 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.

    2. 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
    1. 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)

    2. Amendment history

      Commencement

      s 2om LA s 89 (4)

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