Conditions of UseAccess to Premises - Electricity Supply Code
Customers are reminded that, at various times, officers of Guernsey Electricity are permitted under law to access the company's equipment. This includes electrical lines, plant, meters and associated equipment. We will of course identify ourselves and endeavour to come to mutually agreeable arrangements. In cases of emergency, we may need immediate access to our equipment to ensure people's safety.
THE ELECTRICITY (GUERNSEY) LAW, 2001
SCHEDULE 2
THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CODE
Entry during continuance of supply
5. (1) Any officer authorised by a public electricity supply licensee may at all reasonable times, on the production of some duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter any premises to which a supply of electricity is being given by the public electricity supply licensee, or by a special supply licensee (wholly or partly) through the electric lines and electrical plant belonging to or operated by the public electricity supply licensee, for any of the following purposes, namely
(a) inspecting any electric line or electrical plant belonging to or operated by the public electricity supply licensee;
(b) ascertaining the register of any electricity meter and, in the case of a prepayment meter, removing any money or tokens belonging to or operated by the public electricity supply licensee; or
(a) inspecting any electric line or electrical plant belonging to or operated by the public electricity supply licensee;
(c) removing, inspecting or re-installing any electricity meter or installing any substitute meter or associated equipment.
Entry on discontinuance of supply
6. (1) Where a public electricity supply licensee is authorised by paragraph 4(3) or paragraph 8 (3) of Schedule 3 to this Law -
(a) to discontinue the supply of electricity to any premises; and
(b) to remove the electricity meter as respects which the offence under that paragraph was committed, any officer authorised by the public electricity supply licensee may at all reasonable times, on production of some duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter the premises for the purpose of disconnecting the supply or removing the meter.
Provisions as to power of entry
8. (1) If, in attempt to exercise any of the powers of entry conferred by this Schedule, a public electricity supply licensee has -
(a) Made all reasonable efforts, otherwise than by the use of force, to obtain entry to the premises;
(b) and those efforts have been unsuccessful; The Magistrate's Court may grant an order to the public electricity supply licensee authorising any officer authorised by the public electricity supply licensee to enter the premises by force.9. (3) If any person intentionally obstructs any officer exercising powers of entry conferred by this Schedule, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the uniform scale.
Under part 2 paragraph 14 of The Electricity (Guernsey) Law 2001, Guernsey Electricity is permitted to require security from its customers.