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Electricity Act, 1998
Loi de 1998 sur l’électricité

ONTARIO REGULATION 164/99

ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE

Historical version for the period December 19, 2008 to April 30, 2009.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 453/08.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. The code issued by the Canadian Standards Association entitled “Canadian Electrical Code Part I, C22.1-02”, as amended by the document entitled “Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, C22.1-02”, dated August 31, 2007 and issued by the Electrical Safety Authority, are together adopted as the Electrical Safety Code. O. Reg. 10/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 62/07, s. 1; O. Reg. 289/08, s. 1.

Note: On May 1, 2009, section 1 is amended by striking out “C22.1-02” in both places where it appears and substituting in each case “C22.1-09” and by striking out “August 31, 2007” and substituting “December 12, 2008”. See: O. Reg. 453/08, ss. 1, 2.

2. Every act or omission in connection with the generation, transmission, distribution, retail or use of electricity in Ontario must be done or made in compliance with the Electrical Safety Code. O. Reg. 164/99, s. 2.

3. The Electrical Safety Authority shall ensure that an adequate supply of copies of the Electrical Safety Code is made available to the public. O. Reg. 164/99, s. 3.