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Provincial Gazette for Eastern Cape No. 4512, 22 February 2021, Vol 28, Page 39

20210222 - Provincial Gazette for Eastern Cape No 4512 of 22-February-2021, Volume 28, page 39

Page	39 of 48
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Eastern Cape), No 4512, from 22 February, 2021
Notice	Page No. 30 of 37, Notice No. 26, Local Government » Municipal Systems act (32/2000) » Kouga Municipality » electricity by-law

ProviNSiale KoeraNt,   22 Februarie 2021                  No. 4512    39

Prepayment metering

57. (1) No refund of the amount tendered for the purchase of electricity credit shall
                   be given at the point of sale after initiation of the process by which the
                   prepayment meter token is produced.

(2) Copies of previously issued tokens for the transfer of credit to the prepayment
                   meter may be issued at the request of the consumer.

(3) When a consumer vacates any premises where a prepayment meter is
                   installed, no refund for the credit remaining in the meter shall be made to the
                   consumer by the municipality.

(4) The municipality shall not be liable for the reinstatement of credit in a
                   prepayment meter lost due to tampering with, or the incorrect use or the
                   abuse of, prepayment meters and /or tokens.

(5) Where a consumer is indebted to the municipality for electricity consumed or
                   to the municipality for any other service (including rates) or for any charges
                   previously raised against him in connection with any service rendered, the
                   municipality may deduct a percentage from the amount tendered to offset
                   the amount owing, as set out in the section 5 agreement for the supply of
                   electricity.

(6) The municipality may, at its discretion, appoint vendors for the sale of credit
                   for prepayment meters and shall not guarantee the continued operation of
                   any vendor.

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

58.   In addition to the requirements of the Regulations the following requirements
                   shall apply

(1)   Where an application for a new or increased supply of electricity has been
                   made to the municipality, the municipality may at its discretion accept
                   notification of the completion of any part of an electrical installation, the
                   circuit arrangements of which permit the electrical installation to be divided
                   up into well-defined separate portions, and such part of the electrical
                  installation may, at the discretion of the municipality, be inspected, tested and
                  connected to the supply mains as though it were a complete installation.

(2)  The examination, test and inspection that may be carried out at the discretion
                  of the municipality in no way relieves the electrical contractor /accredited
                   person or the user or lessor, as the case may be, from his responsibility for any
                  defect in the installation. Such examination, test and inspection shall not be
                  taken under any circumstances (even where the electrical installation has

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