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GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF POWERCENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARDTHE INDIAN ELECTRICITY RULES, 1956(AS AMENDED UPTO 25 TH NOV., 2000)UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE INDIAN ELECTRICITYACT, 1910 (9 OF 1910)REGULATING THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION,SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY ANDGENERALLY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES ANDOBJECTS OF THE SAID ACT i CONTENTSPage RuleCHAPTER 1PRELIMINARY1 Short title and commencement 12 Definitions 13 Authorisation 5CHAPTER II INSPECTORS 4 Qualification of Inspectors 64A Appointment of officers to assist the Inspectors 74B Qualification of officers appointed to assist the Inspectors 75 Entry and inspection 86 Appeals 87 Amount of fees 88 Incidence of fees recoverable in the cases of dispute 99 Submission of records 910 List of consumers 9CHAPTER III LICENCE 11 Application for licence 912 Copies of maps and draft licence for public inspection 1013 Contents of draft licence 1014 Form of draft licence 1115 Advertisement of application and contents thereof 1116 Amendment of draft licence 1117 Local enquiries 1118 Approval of draft licence 1119 Notification of grant of licence 1220 Date of commencement of licence 1221 Deposit of maps 1222 Deposit of printed copies 1223 Application for written consent of State Government in certaincases1224 Amendment of licence 1225 Sale of Plans 1326 Preparation and submission of accounts 1327 Model conditions of supply 1328 Forms of requisitions 13 ii Rule PageCHAPTER IV GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 29 Construction, installation, protection, operation and maintenance of electric supply lines and apparatus1330 Service lines and apparatus on consumers premises 1431 Cut-out on consumers premises 1432 Identification of earthed and earthed neutral conductors andposition of switches and cut-outs therein1433 Earthed terminal on consumers premises 1534 Accessibility of bare conductors 1535 Danger notices 1636 Handling of electric supply lines and apparatus 1637 Supply to vehicles, cranes, etc. 1738 Cables for portable or transportable apparatus 1739 Cables protected by bituminous materials 1740 Street boxes 1741 Distinction on different circuits 1841A Distinction of the installations having more than one feed 1842 Accidental charge 1843 Provisions applicable to protective equipment 1844 Instructions for restoration of persons suffering from electricshocks1944A Intimation of accident 1945 Precautions to be adopted by consumers, owners, occupiers,electrical contractors, electrical workmen and suppliers1946 Periodical inspection and testing of consumers installation 20 CHAPTER V GENERAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO SUPPLY AND USE OFENERGY 47 Testing of consumers installation 2147A Installation and Testing of Generating Units 2148 Precautions against leakage before connection 2149 Leakage on consumers premises 2250 Supply and use of energy 2250A Additional provisions for supply and use of energy in multi-storeyed building (more than 15 metres in height)2451 Provisions applicable to medium, high or extra high voltageinstallations2452 Appeal to Inspector in regard to defects 2553 Cost of inspection and test of consumers installation 2654 Declared voltage of supply to consumer 2655 Declared frequency of supply to consumer 2656 Sealing of meters and cut-outs 2657 Meters, maximum demand indicators and other apparatus onconsumers premises2658 Point of commencement of supply 2759 Precautions against failure of supply; Notice of failures 27 iii Rule PageCHAPTER VI ELECTRIC SUPPLY LINES, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSFOR LOW AND MEDIUM VOLTAGES 60 Test for resistance of insulation 2861 Connection with earth 2861A Earth leakage protective device 3062 Systems at medium voltage 30CHAPTER VII ELECTRIC SUPPLY LINES, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSFOR HIGH AND EXTRA-HIGH VOLTAGES 63 Approval by Inspector 3164 Use of energy at high and extra-high voltages 3164A Additional provisions for use of energy at high and extra-highvoltages3565 Testing, operation and maintenance 3666 Metal sheathed electric supply lines; Precautions against excessleakage3767 Connection with earth 3868 General conditions as to transformation and control of energy 3969 Pole type sub-stations 4070 Condensers 4071 Additional provisions for supply to high voltage luminous tube signinstallation4072 Additional provisions for supply to high voltage electrode boilers 4173 Supply to X-ray and high frequency installation 42CHAPTER VIII OVERHEAD LINES 74 Material and strength 4375 Joints 4376 Maximum stresses; Factors of safety 4477 Clearance above ground of the lowest conductor 4578 Clearance between conductors and trolley wires 4579 Clearances from buildings of low and medium voltage lines andservice lines4680 Clearances from buildings of high and extra-high voltage lines 4681 Conductors at different voltages on same supports 4782 Erection of or alteration to buildings, structures, flood banks andelevation of roads4782A Transporting and Storing of material near overhead lines 4883 Clearances; General 4884 Routes; Proximity to aerodromes 4885 Maximum interval between supports 4886 Conditions to apply where telecommunication lines and power linesare carried on same supports4887 Lines crossing or approaching each other 4988 Guarding 50
