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Indian Electricty Rules For General Safety
Indian Electricty Rules For General Safety
Indian Electricity Rules 1956 are made the Indian Electricity Act:1910 , which is
repealed by the Electricity Act:2003.
These Rules shall be in force till new Rules are framed under the Electricity
Act:2003.
Indian Electricity Rules contain general and specific provisions regarding
reliability and safety of Electrical supply systems.
They focus on protection of persons and property from injury by reasons of
contact with , or the proximity of , or by the reason of the defective or
dangerous condition of any appliances or apparatus/equipment used in the
generation, transmission , supply or use of energy.
The Indian Electricity Rules supplement the various codes of the Bureau of
Indian standards.
Rules covered
1 to 3
4 to 10
11 to 28
29 to 46
47 to 59
60 to 62
63 to 73
74 to 93
94 to 108
10
109 to 132
11
133 to 143
Details
It covers preliminaries, such as definitions of different
expressions used in Rules, Authorization to person to work
on live mains etc.
It deals with appointment of Electrical Inspector, his
qualification and experience. Powers of Electrical Inspector
to enter the premises and to serve order for compliance of
defects, provision of appeals against the order of Electrical
Inspector etc.
It deals with granting of license for supply of electricity. As
per the provision of the Electricity Act:2003, such license
shall be issued by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory
Commission ( GERC ) , constituted under the new Act.
This chapter deals with General Safety requirement. All
these Rules are described below in detail .
It deals with general conditions relating to supply and use of
energy. It covers general Rules for applicable to all class of
installation.
It covers the Rules applicable to low and medium voltage
installations supply and use.
It covers the Rules applicable to high and extra high voltage
installations.
It deals with the provision of Rules applicable to Overhead
lines and under ground cables.
This contains specific safety provisions
which apply only
to a Electrical energy used for the purpose of Traction.
It deals with precautions to be adopted in mines and oil
fields.
Miscellaneous Contain mainly penalty for breaking Rules.
Every electric supply line other than the earthed or earthed neutral
conductor of any system or the earthed external conductor of a concentric
cable shall be protected by a suitable cut-out by its owner.
Rule: 45