CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to protect the life and property of the people and ensure public safety by prescribing matters necessary for prevention of electrical disasters and safety management of electric installations.
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
| 1. | The term "electrical safety management" means taking necessary measures for the construction, maintenance, management and operation of electric installations in order to protect the life and property of the people; |
| 2. | The term "electrical disaster" means an accident in which human life and property are damaged due to an electrical fire, electric shock, etc.; |
| 7. | The term "electric installations for electric utility business" means electric installations for electric utility business as defined in subparagraph 17 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act; |
| Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State) |
The State shall establish and implement policies on electrical safety management to ensure public safety from electrical disasters.
| Article 4 (Relationship to Other Statutes) |
Except as otherwise provided in other statutes, this Act shall apply to electrical safety management.
CHAPTER II FORMULATION OF MASTER PLANS FOR ELECTRICAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT
| Article 5 (Formulation of Master Plans for Electrical Safety Management) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall formulate and execute a master plan for electrical safety management (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") every five years for systematic electrical safety management, including preventing electrical disasters. |
| (2) | A master plan shall include each of the following: |
| 1. | Matters concerning mid- and long-term policies on electrical safety management; |
| 2. | Matters concerning improving the safety management system for electric installations; |
| 3. | Matters concerning education, public campaign, and technology development to prevent electrical disasters; |
| 4. | Matters concerning fostering personnel for the safety management of electric installations; |
| 5. | Matters concerning electrical safety and welfare services for the socially vulnerable; |
| 6. | Other matters necessary to improve the safety management level of electric installations. |
| (3) | Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy intends to formulate or amend a master plan, he or she shall have prior consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, and finalize it following deliberation by the Energy Committee established under Article 9 of the Energy Act; Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree in the master plan are to be amended. |
| (4) | Where it is necessary to formulate and execute a master plan, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may request submission of relevant materials or cooperation from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor"), or the heads of public institutions referred to in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions. In such cases, any person in receipt of such request shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so, |
| (5) | Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy formulates or amends a master plan, he or she shall notify it to the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, and the heads of public institutions referred to in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions (limited to public institutions conducting business affairs related to electrical safety management), and make a public announcement thereof (including posting such fact on the Internet). |
| (6) | Necessary matters concerning the formulation, amendment, and execution of a master plan pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 6 (Establishment of Electrical Safety Advisory Body) |
| (1) | Where it is necessary to efficiently establish and promote electrical safety management policies, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may establish and operate an advisory body composed of specialized agencies, organizations, etc. related to electrical safety management (hereinafter referred to as “electrical safety advisory body”). |
| (2) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may provide necessary administrative and financial support for efficient operation of the electrical safety advisory body. |
| (3) | Necessary matters concerning the composition, operation, etc. of an electrical safety advisory body shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 7 (Research and Development of Technology Related to Electrical Safety Management) |
| (1) | Where researching and developing electrical safety management-related technology is required, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may have any of the following institutions or organizations conduct such research and development: |
| 1. | Korea Electrical Safety Corporation referred to in Article 30 (hereinafter referred to as "Safety Corporation"); |
| 2. | A national or public research institute; |
| 3. | A university, college, industrial college, junior college, or technical college defined in the Higher Education Act; |
| 4. | A research institute established under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes; |
| 7. | A corporate research institute or corporate-affiliated research institute in the fields of electrical safety established under the Civil Act or other statutes; |
| 8. | Other institutions or organizations prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from among the institutions or organizations that research and develop technologies and standards related to electrical safety. |
| (2) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may provide financial support necessary for research and development prescribed in paragraph (1). |
CHAPTER III SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS
| Article 8 (Approval or Reporting of Plans for Works for Establishing Electric Installations for Private Use) |
| (1) | Where a person intends to conduct works determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for establishing or altering electric installations for private use, he or she shall obtain approval of his or her plan for the works from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. The same shall apply to any modification to approved matters. |
| (2) | Where a person intends to conduct works determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for establishing or altering electric installations for private use, other than those subject to approval under paragraph (1), he or she shall report such plan to the competent Mayor/Do Governor before commencing the works. The same shall apply to any modification to reported matters. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding the former part of paragraph (2), in cases of works for establishing or altering low-voltage electric installations for private use determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the report on the plan for works may be replaced by an application for a pre-use inspection prescribed in Article 9. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), where it is inevitable to commence works since electric installations are destroyed or damaged due to an accident or natural disaster or by any other cause, or since such emergency cases as a war or internal turmoil take place, an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use shall commence the relevant works, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; and shall report it to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy thereafter without delay. |
| (5) | Necessary matters concerning approval under paragraph (1) and reporting under paragraphs (2) and (4) shall be determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 9 (Pre-Use Inspection) |
Any person who has completed works for establishing or altering electric installations in accordance with Article 8 shall use such installations after passing an inspection conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or the competent Mayor/Do Governor, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
| Article 10 (Temporary Use of Electric Installations) |
| (1) | Where it is deemed that electric installations have no defect in their safe operation and their temporary operation is necessary, although they failed to pass the inspection referred to in Article 9, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or the competent Mayor/Do Governor may permit the temporary use of such installations for a fixed period of up to one year by determining their operation methods. In such cases, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or the Mayor/Do Governor shall give notice of the period and method of operation for temporary use. |
| (2) | The standards for permitting temporary use of electric installations under paragraph (1), such as where an emergency spare generator is not completed; the period of use not exceeding one year; the method of temporary use of electric installations; and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 11 (Periodic Inspections) |
| (1) | An electric utility business entity and an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, undergo periodical inspections conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or the competent Mayor/Do Governor, with regard to electric installations prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (2) | Where an electric transmission business entity or electric distribution business entity defined in subparagraph 6 or 8 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act conducts a self-inspection referred to in Article 65-2 of that Act, such business entity shall be deemed to have undergone a periodical inspection referred to in paragraph (1). |
| Article 12 (Inspections of Electric Installations for General Use) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall have the Safety Corporation or an electric sales business entity inspect as to whether electric installations for general use satisfy the technical standards prescribed in Article 67 of the Electric Utility Act (hereinafter referred to as “technical standards”), periodically before and during the use of relevant electric installations (in cases of an electric sales business entity, limited to electric installations prescribed by Presidential Decree in pre-use inspections; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where, in cases of periodic inspections of electric installations for general use set up in a residential structure (hereinafter referred to as "periodic inspection"), the consent to such inspection is unobtainable from the relevant owner or occupant. |
| (2) | Where, as a result of an inspection conducted under the main clause of paragraph (1), it is deemed that the electric installations for general use do not meet the technical standards, the Safety Corporation and the electric sales business entity shall notify the relevant owner or occupant of the following without delay: |
| 1. | Details of necessary measures to comply with the technical standards; |
| 2. | Consequences that may arise from the failure to take the necessary measures prescribed in subparagraph 1. |
| (3) | Where, as a result of a periodic inspection, minor repair (limited to minor electric works prescribed in the proviso of Article 3 (1) of the Electrical Construction Business Act) is found to be necessary for electric installations that do not comply with the technical standards, and where it is requested by the owner or occupant of the relevant electric installations, the Safety Corporation may directly repair them. |
| (4) | Where the Safety Corporation and an electric sales business entity perform the duty of inspection or notification under paragraph (1) or (2), they shall prepare and preserve the records of the matters determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (5) | Where, as a result of an inspection as to whether the measures notified under paragraph (2) have been taken, the relevant owner or occupant is found to have failed to take the measures notified subparagraph 1 of that paragraph, the Safety Corporation shall notify a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (hereinafter referred to as the "head of a Si/Gun/Gu") of such failure to take the measures. In such cases, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall order the relevant owner or occupant to repair, remodel, or relocate the relevant electric installations (hereinafter referred to as "improvement order"); in cases prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, where it is deemed that it is too urgent to wait until an improvement order is issued from the head of a Si/Gun/Gu since the status of electric installations failing to satisfy the technical standards is serious, the Safety Corporation shall directly issue an improvement order and notify it to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu thereafter. |
| (6) | Where an electricity-related disaster is deemed highly likely to occur because an owner or occupant of electric installations for general use has failed to implement an improvement order (including cases where the Safety Corporation directly issues an improvement order), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, request an electric sales business entity to suspend the supply of electricity to the relevant owner or occupant, and immediately notify the Safety Corporation of the fact that the relevant owner or occupant has failed to implement the improvement order. In such cases, the electric sales business entity in receipt of a request for suspending electricity supply shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. |
| (7) | The Safety Corporation may, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, request an electric sales business entity to provide materials required for an inspection referred to in paragraph (1). In such cases, the electric sales business entity in receipt of such request shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. |
| (8) | A person who conducts an inspection under paragraph (1) shall carry an identification indicating his or her authority, and present it to the interested parties. |
| (9) | The standards and methods for inspections referred to in paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (10) | Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (6) through (9) shall apply mutatis mutandis to district electric business entities. In such cases, "electric sales business entity" shall be deemed "district electric business entity". |
| Article 13 (Electrical Safety Inspections of Facilities Used by Multitude) |
| (1) | Any person who intends to operate any of the following facilities or to expand or rebuild the relevant facilities shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, undergo a safety inspection by the Safety Corporation of the electric installations established in the relevant facilities before filing an application for license, registration or authorization or submitting a report (including an application filed for modifying the license, registration, or authorization and a report made on the change, following the change of the location of the relevant facilities) as prescribed by the following statutes for the operation of the relevant facilities, or before filing an application for approval for using the structures pursuant to the Building Act: |
| 6. | Facilities for a business of danran bistro and a business of amusement and tavern quarters prescribed by Presidential Decree, among the food and entertainment businesses under the Food Sanitation Act; |
| 9. | Other facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree for which a safety inspection of electric installations is deemed required. |
| (2) | Any person who intends to alter the current state of the designated cultural heritage and the facilities installed within the relevant protection zone under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act pursuant to Article 35 (1) 1 and 2 of that Act (including cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 74 of that Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy pursuant to paragraph (1), undergo a safety inspection by the Safety Corporation after the alteration of the current status is completed. |
| (3) | In conducting safety inspections under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Safety Corporation shall prepare and preserve records of the matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 14 (Multi-Family Housing Safety Inspections) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall have the Safety Corporation conduct periodic inspections of electric installations for private use established in any of the following facilities, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: |
| (2) | With respect to safety inspections referred to in paragraph (1), Article 12 (2) through (9) shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
| Article 15 (Special Safety Inspections and Emergency Measures) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may have the Safety Corporation conduct a special safety inspection to determine whether electric installations established in any of the following facilities are in conformity with the technical standards: |
| 1. | Facilities where electrical accidents occur or are likely to occur due to disasters, such as typhoons and heavy snowfall; |
| 2. | Facilities where electrical accidents are likely to occur during the vulnerable times caused by seasonal factors, such as the rainy season and the winter season; |
| 3. | Facilities subject to safety inspections conducted by the State or local governments in collaboration with relevant administrative agencies to prevent a fire; |
| 4. | Facilities used by the State or local governments to hold events. |
| (2) | The Safety Corporation shall notify the owners or occupants of electric installations and relevant administrative agencies of the findings of a special safety inspection conducted under paragraph (1). |
| (3) | Where any owner or occupant of electric installations (excluding electric installations for electric utility business) requests emergency measures necessary to remove inconvenience or to ensure the safety in using electricity, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may have the Safety Corporation take such emergency measures promptly. |
| (4) | Detailed matters concerning the subject matter, scope, etc. of the emergency measures referred to in paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| Article 16 (Safety Measures for Preventing Electrical Disasters) |
| (1) | With respect to facilities where an electrical accident occurs or is highly likely to occur, requiring an urgent safety inspection to prevent an electrical accident, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may have a public official under his or her control or the Safety Corporation conduct an emergency inspection, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (2) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or the Safety Corporation shall notify the findings of an emergency inspection referred to in paragraph (1) to an electric utility business entity, the owner or occupant of electric installations for private use or general use, and relevant administrative agencies. |
| (3) | With respect to facilities recognized as having a significant risk of damage to life or property due to the occurrence of an electrical disaster as a result of conducting an emergency inspection pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may order an electric utility business entity, the owner or occupant of electric installations for private use or general use to take necessary measures, including repairing, removing, or relocating electric installations, suspending works, suspending use, and restricting operation, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (4) | Where the findings of an accident investigation referred to in Article 40 (3) are significantly likely to cause human lives or property damage, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may order to take measures prescribed in paragraph (3). |
| (5) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may compensate for loss, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, if there is a person who suffers a loss due to an order issued under paragraphs (3) and (4). |
| Article 17 (Designation of Safety Class) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor shall designate the safety class of electric installations based on the findings of inspections conducted under Articles 11, 12 and 14, and notify it to the owner and occupant of the relevant electric installations. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may change the safety class of the relevant electric installations in any of the following cases. In such cases, the owner or occupant of the relevant electric installations shall be notified of the change: |
| 1. | When necessary measures, such as repair, remodeling, etc. of electric installations, have been taken pursuant to Article 12 (2), and thus it is deemed necessary to change a safety class as a result of inspection; |
| 2. | When necessary measures, such as repair, remodeling, etc. of electric installations, have been taken pursuant to Article 20, and thus it is deemed necessary to adjust a safety class as a result of inspection; |
| 3. | In other cases where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy acknowledges the necessity to adjust a safety class since necessary measures, such as renovation, etc. of electric installations, have been taken or the performance of electric installations has been deteriorated due to an accident, disaster, etc. |
| (3) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may, based on the safety class of electric installations prescribed in paragraph (1), adjust the timing of inspections prescribed in Articles 11, 12 and 14 for the relevant electric installations. |
| (4) | Necessary matters concerning electric installations subject to designation of safety class, and the standards, methods, procedures, etc. for designation pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 18 (Methods and Procedures for Inspections) |
In order to ensure the safety of electric installations, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may determine and publicly notify necessary matters in accordance with the technical standards regarding the methods, procedures, etc. of inspections prescribed in Articles 9 and 11 through 15.
| Article 19 (Maintenance of Electric Installations) |
The owner or occupant of electric installations for private use or general use shall maintain electric installations in compliance with the technical standards.
| Article 20 (Issuing Orders to Meet Technical Standards) |
In any of the following cases, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may order an electric utility business entity or the owner or occupant of electric installations for private or general use to repair, remodel, or relocate, or to suspend or restrict the use of, electric installations:
| 1. | Where an inspection conducted under Article 9 or 11 shows that the electric installations fail to meet the technical standards; |
| 2. | Where a special safety inspection conducted under Article 15 shows that the electric installations fail to meet the technical standards. |
| Article 21 (Disclosure of Information) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may disclose information on electrical safety management, such as the results of inspecting electric installations, through the Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System referred to in Article 38 pursuant to the Official Information Disclosure Act, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | Necessary matters concerning the subject matters, methods and procedures of information disclosure pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
CHAPTER IV APPOINTMENT OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY SUPERVISORS
| Article 22 (Appointment of Electrical Safety Supervisors) |
| (1) | An electric utility business entity or an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use shall, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, appoint an electrical safety supervisor by field, from among those who have qualifications as engineers in the fields of electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering under the National Technical Qualifications Act, to perform electrical safety management duties in connection with the works, maintenance, and operation of electric installations (excluding electric installations out of service). |
| (2) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use may entrust the duties related to electrical safety management to either of the following persons. In such cases, any person entrusted with the safety management duties shall appoint an electrical safety supervisor by field under paragraph (1): |
| 1. | A person specializing in the electrical safety management service who meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as capital, technical personnel, and equipment; |
| 2. | A person specializing in facility management who meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as capital, technical personnel, and equipment. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an owner or occupant of electric installations (limited to electric installations for private use and power-generation installations that generate electricity by using solar energy and fuel cells defined in Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy) of or below the scale determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy may, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, have any of the following persons perform the safety management duties on behalf of him or her, as an agent; in such cases, the person performing the safety management duties as an agent shall be deemed appointed as an electrical safety supervisor: Provided, That the Safety Corporation referred to in subparagraph 1 shall be allowed to perform the safety management duties as an agent only for electrical installations determined by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in areas determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, such as remote or distant areas: |
| 1. | The Safety Corporation; |
| 2. | An electrical safety management agent satisfying the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as capital and technical personnel; |
| 3. | A person that has acquired technical qualifications in the electricity field and retains the equipment prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), with respect to an area or electric installations for which it is deemed difficult, or inadequate, to appoint an electrical safety supervisor or to make a deemed appointment, an electrical safety supervisor may be appointed as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (5) | A person who has appointed an electrical safety supervisor under paragraphs (1) through (4) shall designate a person who will act on his or her behalf, where the electrical safety supervisor is temporarily unable to perform his or her duties due to a trip or disease or for any other reason, for such period; and where the electrical safety supervisor is dismissed, until the appointment of another electrical safety supervisor, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (6) | Necessary matters concerning the detailed technical qualifications and duties of an electrical safety supervisor under paragraphs (1) through (4), and the criteria for scope, workload, and minimum number of inspections that a person performing agency duties for electrical safety management under paragraph (3) is required to meet, shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (7) | When the electrical safety management duties are performed by an agent under paragraph (3), the consideration shall be calculated according to the method determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy based on the consideration standards for engineering projects prescribed in Article 31 of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act. |
| (8) | Any person who appoints an electrical safety supervisor pursuant to paragraph (1) shall possess the equipment necessary for electrical safety management, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
[Enforcement Date: Apr. 1, 2028] Proviso of Article 22 (3)
| Article 23 (Reporting Appointment or Dismissal of Electrical Safety Supervisors) |
| (1) | A person that has appointed or dismissed an electrical safety supervisor under Article 22 (1) through (4) shall without delay report it to an association determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (hereinafter referred to as "association of electrical engineers"), among the associations of electrical engineers referred to in Article 18 (1) of the Electric Technology Management Act, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The same shall also apply to any modification to reported matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (2) | The association of electrical engineers shall, when the person that has reported the appointment of an electrical safety supervisor under paragraph (1) requests the issuance of a certificate on completion of appointment report, issue such certificate, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (3) | A person that reports the dismissal of any electrical safety supervisor pursuant to paragraph (1) shall appoint a new electrical safety supervisor within 30 days from the date of dismissal of such electrical safety supervisor. |
| Article 24 (Duty of Good Faith of Electrical Safety Supervisors) |
| (1) | An electrical safety supervisor shall faithfully perform the duties prescribed in Article 22 (6). |
| (2) | An electric utility business entity, an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use (including any person entrusted with the electrical safety management duties under Article 22 (2)), and their employees shall comply with the opinion of an electrical safety supervisor concerning electrical safety management. |
| (3) | An electrical safety supervisor shall prepare, preserve, and submit records on electrical safety management, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (4) | Where it is found that electric installations fail to meet the technical standards, an electrical safety supervisor shall, without delay, request that the relevant electric utility business entity, and the owner or occupant of the relevant electric installations for private use take necessary measures such as the repair, remodeling, relocation, etc. of the relevant electric installations. |
| (5) | An electric utility business entity, and the owner or occupant of electric installations for private use in receipt of a request for a measure pursuant to paragraph (4) from an electrical safety supervisor shall comply with such request without delay. In such cases, no disadvantageous treatment, such as dismissal or refusing payment of remuneration, shall be given to the electrical safety supervisor by reason of the request for such measure. |
| Article 25 (Education for Electrical Safety Supervisors) |
| (1) | An electrical safety supervisor and a person in charge of execution management referred to in Article 17 of the Electrical Construction Business Act (hereinafter referred to as “person in charge of execution management) shall receive training conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (hereinafter referred to as "electrical safety education”), according to the following: |
| 1. | An electrical safety supervisor: Safety management training concerning the maintenance and operation of electric installations; |
| 2. | A person in charge of execution management: Construction safety training concerning the construction and execution management of electric installations. |
| (2) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may, if necessary, combine theoretical education and practical training for electrical safety education. |
| (3) | An education completion certificate may be issued to an electrical safety supervisor or a person in charge of execution management who has completed the electrical safety education referred to in paragraph (1). |
| (4) | A person who has appointed an electrical safety supervisor shall dismiss an electrical safety supervisor who fails to receive the electrical safety education without good cause. |
| (6) | Other necessary matters concerning conducting electrical safety education shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 26 (Registration of Persons Specializing in Electrical Safety Management Duties) |
| (1) | Any person that intends to be entrusted with, or provide agency service for, the electrical safety management duties under Article 22 (2) or (3) shall file for registration with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor, according to the following classification: |
| 1. | Any person specializing in the electrical safety management duties referred to in Article 22 (2) 1 who intends to be entrusted with the electrical safety management duties: To be registered with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy; |
| 2. | A person specializing in managing facilities referred to in Article 22 (2) 2 who intends to be entrusted with the electrical safety management duties: To be registered the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy; |
| 3. | An electrical safety management agent referred to in Article 22 (3) 2 who intends to perform the safety management duties as an agent: To be registered with a Mayor/Do Governor. |
| 4. | A person who has acquired technical qualifications in the electricity field referred to in Article 22 (3) 3 who intends to perform the safety management duties as an agent: To be registered with a Mayor/Do Governor. |
| (2) | Where any matter prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy among the matters registered under paragraph (1) is modified, such modified matter shall be registered within 30 days from the date the grounds for such modification arise. |
| (3) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor shall, upon receiving an application for registration or modified registration under paragraph (1) or (2), issue a certificate of registration to the relevant applicant. |
| Article 27 (Disqualification and Revocation of Registration) |
| (1) | None of the following persons is eligible to file for registration pursuant to Article 26 (1): |
| 1. | A person under adult guardianship; |
| 2. | A person declared bankrupt and not yet reinstated; |
| 3. | A person for whom two years have not passed since his or her imprisonment with labor or greater punishment declared by a court for violating this Act was completely executed (including where the execution is deemed terminated) or exempted; |
| 4. | A person who is under suspension of the execution of his or her imprisonment with labor or greater punishment declared by a court for violating this Act; |
| 5. | A person whose registration has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (2) (excluding the revocation of registration for a reason prescribed in subparagraph 1 or 2) and for whom two years have not yet elapsed since the revocation (in cases of a corporation, including a person responsible for such revocation and its representative); |
| 6. | A corporation whose representative falls under any of subparagraphs 1 through 5. |
| (2) | Where any person who has filed for registration under Article 26 (1) falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may revoke his or her registration or order him or her to fully or partially suspend business operations for a fixed period not exceeding six months, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: Provided, That where he or she falls under subparagraph 1, his or her registration shall be revoked: |
| 1. | Where he or she has been registered by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | Where one month lapses from the date the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree under Article 22 (2) and (3) 2 and 3 are not met; |
| 3. | Where he or she exceeds the scope and workload of an agency service for electrical safety management or fails to meet the minimum number of inspections prescribed in Article 22 (6); |
| 4. | Where he or she lends a certificate of registration issued under Article 26 (3) to a third person; |
| 5. | Where he or she falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (1) (excluding cases where a corporation falling under paragraph (1) 6 replaces its representative with another qualified person and appoints such person to the position within six months). |
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor shall hold a hearing, where he or she intends to revoke registration under Article 27 (2).
| Article 29 (Survey on Actual Status of Electrical Safety Management Duties) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall conduct surveys on the actual status of electrical safety management duties at least once every year. |
| (2) | Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy deems it necessary for the safety management of electric installations as a result of the surveys referred to in paragraph (1), he or she may recommend or order an owner or occupant of electrical installations to make improvement or correction with respect to the safety management of electric installations. |
| (3) | Where it is deemed necessary to inspect matters related to electrical safety management duties, a Mayor/Do Governor may order an entrusted person or agent for electrical safety management duties (hereafter in this Article referred to as "agent, etc.") referred to in Article 22 (2) or paragraph (3) 2 and 3 of that Article to submit necessary materials, or may have public officials under his or her control visit the business places of the agents, etc. or places of electric installations where the agents, etc. perform electrical safety management duties in order to inspect account books, documents, and other materials or objects. |
| (4) | Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor intends to conduct an inspection pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3), he or she shall notify a person subject to the inspection of an inspection plan, describing the date, reason, and details of the inspection by seven days prior to the inspection: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where urgency is required; or where it is deemed that the purpose of the inspection cannot be achieved if evidence or similar is destroyed where prior notice is given. |
| (5) | A public official who makes a visit or engages in an inspection pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) shall carry an identification verifying his or her authority, and present it to the interested parties; during the inspection, the public official shall issue to the interested parties a document stating the date, purpose, etc., of the inspection. |
| (6) | Necessary matters concerning the subject matters, timing, etc. of actual status surveys referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
CHAPTER V KOREA ELECTRICAL SAFETY CORPORATION
| Article 30 (Establishment of Korea Electrical Safety Corporation) |
| (1) | There is hereby established a Korea Electrical Safety Corporation to carry out survey, research, technology development, and publicity on electrical safety and perform the duties of inspection and check-up of electric installations in order to prevent electricity-related disasters. |
| (2) | The Safety Corporation shall be a juristic person. |
| (3) | The Safety Corporation shall be duly formed by registering its establishment at the registry in the area where its principal office is located. |
| Article 31 (Operation of Safety Corporation) |
Expenses incurred in operating the Safety Corporation shall be borne by the following funds:
| 1. | Fees paid by persons who intend to undergo an inspection under Article 42 (1) 1 or an inspection under subparagraph 2 of that paragraph; |
| 4. | Loans and other revenues. |
| Article 32 (Executive Officers) |
| (1) | The executive officers of the Safety Corporation shall consist of one president, up to eight directors, and one auditor. |
| (2) | The President shall represent the Safety Corporation and exercise overall control of the affairs of the Safety Corporation. |
The Safety Corporation shall perform the following:
| 1. | Survey and research on electrical safety; |
| 2. | Developing and distributing technologies concerning electrical safety; |
| 3. | Specialized education and provision of information concerning electrical safety; |
| 4. | Public campaign on electrical safety; |
| 5. | Inspecting and checking electric installations and technical assistance; |
| 6. | Investigating the causes, details, etc., of electrical accidents under Article 40 (3); |
| 7. | Researching, preparing, analyzing, and managing statistics on electrical disasters under Article 41 (3); |
| 8. | International technical cooperation concerning electrical safety, and exporting technology and service; |
| 9. | Projects entrusted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor to ensure electrical safety; |
| 10. | Safety diagnosis on electric installations and other projects required for electrical safety management. |
| Article 34 (Relationship to Other Statutes) |
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall guide and supervise services related to any of the following, among the services of the Safety Corporation:
| 1. | Performance of the services prescribed in Article 33; |
| 2. | Sale, acquisition, transfer, or provision as collateral of major fundamental property of the Safety Corporation, such as land and buildings; |
| 3. | Other matters prescribed by other statutes or regulations. |
| Article 36 (Prohibition of Use of Similar Names) |
No person that is not the Safety Corporation shall use the name "Korea Electrical Safety Corporation" or any other similar name.
| Article 37 (Confidentiality) |
No person who is or was an executive officer or employee of the Korea Power Exchange may reveal or abuse confidential information that they learned of in the course of performing their duties, or allow another person to make use of such confidential information.
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 38 (Establishment and Operation of Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may establish and operate a Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System to systematically manage information on electrical safety management. |
| (2) | Where it is necessary to establish and operate the Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may request submission of necessary data from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, a Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the heads of public institutions referred to in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, and the heads of associations related to electricity. In such cases, any person in receipt of such request shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. |
| (3) | Matters necessary concerning establishing and operating the Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, require a Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the Safety Corporation, an electric sales business entity, and a district electric business entity to report on matters regarding electrical safety, such as the current status of inspection, etc. of electric installations. |
| (2) | A Mayor/Do Governor may, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, require the association of electrical engineers to report as to the appointment and dismissal of an electrical safety supervisor. |
| Article 40 (Notification and Investigation of Serious Accidents) |
| (1) | Where any serious accident prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy occurs due to electric installations under his or her operation, an electric utility business entity and an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use shall notify the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy thereof, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (2) | In the event of a serious accident prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy relating to the operation of the electric power systems, the Korea Power Exchange referred to in Article 35 of the Electric Utility Act shall notify the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy thereof, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (3) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may, if deemed necessary to prevent the recurrence of any electrical accident, require any of the following persons to conduct an investigation of the cause, details, etc., of the electrical accidents prescribed by Presidential Decree: |
| 1. | The Safety Corporation; |
| 2. | Persons designated by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, from among those who have technical personnel, equipment, etc. prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| Article 41 (Preparation of Electrical Disaster Statistics) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may prepare and manage statistics on electrical disasters, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, to effectively formulate and execute electrical safety management policies. |
| (2) | Except as provided in this Act, the Statistics Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to matters relating to preparing statistics referred to in paragraph (1). |
| (3) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may have the Safety Corporation or an agency with expertise fully or partially perform the affairs of survey, preparation, analysis, and management of statistics under paragraph (1). |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall pay fees, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: |
| 1. | A person who intends to undergo an inspection prescribed in Articles 9 and 11; |
| 2. | A person who intends to undergo an electrical safety inspection prescribed in Article 13; |
| 3. | A person who intends to be issued a certificate of report on appointment of an electrical safety supervisor referred to in Article 23 (2); |
| 4. | A person who intends to file for modified registration under Article 26 (2) (limited to cases where the modified matter is related to technical personnel). |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall pay education fees, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: |
| 1. | A person who intends to receive safety management training for electrical safety supervisors under Article 25 (1) 1; |
| 2. | A person who intends to receive construction safety training for persons in charge of execution management under Article 25 (1) 2. |
| Article 43 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may partially delegate the authority vested upon him or her under this Act to the Ministry’s affiliated agencies or Mayors/Do Governors, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | Of the authority vested upon the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or Mayors/Do Governors under this Act, the following duties may be fully or partially entrusted to the Safety Corporation, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: |
| 1. | Receipt of reports of plans of works, and reports of modifications thereto, for electric installations for private use referred to in Article 8 (2); |
| 2. | Inspection of electric installations prescribed in Articles 9 and 11; |
| 3. | Permission for temporary use of electric installations or private use prescribed in Article 10; |
| 4. | Establishment and operation of the Comprehensive Electrical Safety Information System referred to in Article 38. |
| (3) | Of the authority vested upon the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or Mayors/Do Governors under this Act, the duties prescribed in subparagraphs 1 and 3 may be entrusted to the association of electrical engineers as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and the duties prescribed in subparagraph 2 may be entrusted to a constructors' association established under Article 25 (1) of the Electrical Construction Business Act as prescribed by Presidential Decree: |
| 1. | Safety management training referred to in Article 25 (1) 1; |
| 2. | Construction safety training referred to in Article 25 (1) 2; |
| 3. | Modified registration filed by a person specializing in electrical safety management duties, a person specializing in facility management, and an agent for electrical safety management prescribed in Article 26 (2) (limited to cases where the modified matter is related to technical personnel). |
| Article 44 (Management and Supervision) |
| (1) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or a Mayor/Do Governor may issue necessary instructions or order corrections regarding entrusted duties where it is deemed necessary, such as when the handling of entrusted duties by the association of electrical engineers or constructors' association is deemed illegal or unfair. |
| (2) | Where the association of electrical engineers or the constructors' association violates an order issued under paragraph (1), the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may revoke the relevant entrustment or order suspension of business for a fixed period of up to six months. |
| (3) | Where the association of electrical engineers or the constructors' association falls under paragraph (2), but suspending its business is likely to causes severe inconvenience to an electrical safety supervisor or a person in charge of execution management, or in other cases where there is a risk of harm to the public interest, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may impose a penalty surcharge of up to 50 million won in lieu of an order to suspend its business. |
| (4) | The criteria for dispositions for violations pursuant to paragraph (2) and the criteria for imposing penalty surcharges pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. |
| (5) | Where a person subject to a penalty surcharge referred to in paragraph (3) fails to pay it by the deadline for payment, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy may collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected. |
| Article 45 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions) |
Any executive officer or employee of the Safety Corporation or an organization who engages in duties entrusted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy or by a Mayor/Do Governor pursuant to Articles 43 (2) and (3) shall be deemed public officials for the purposes of Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act.
CHAPTER VII PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 46 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for up to two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won, or may be punished by both such fine and imprisonment with labor:
| 1. | A person who violates an order issued under Article 16 (3) or (4) without good cause; |
| 2. | A person who reveals or abuses confidential information that he or she learned of in the course of performing his or her duties, or allows another person to make use of such confidential information in violation of Article 37. |
| Article 47 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for up to one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won:
| 1. | A person who establishes or alters electric installations, in violation of Article 8 (1); |
| 2. | A person who performs electrical safety management duties as an agent without falling under any subparagraph of Article 22 (3); |
| 3. | A person who performs electrical safety management duties without filing for registration under Article 26 (1) 1 through 3 or without filing for modified registration under paragraph (2) of that Article; |
| 4. | A person who files for registration under Article 26 (1) 1 through 3 or modified registration under paragraph (2) of that Article by fraud or other improper means. |
| Article 48 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any person who fails to appoint an electrical safety supervisor in violation of Article 22 (1) through (4) shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five million won.
| Article 49 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three million won:
| 1. | A person who uses electric installations without passing an inspection referred to in Article 9: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where notice of temporary use is provided pursuant to Article 10; |
| 2. | A person who violates an order issued under Article 20 (limited to the owners or occupants or electric installations for electric utility business or electric installations for private use). |
| Article 50 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any person who refuses, obstructs or evades an inspection referred to in Article 11 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one million won.
| Article 51 (Joint Penalty Provisions) |
Where a representative of a corporation, or an agent or employee of, or any other person employed by, a corporation or an individual commits a violation falling under any of Articles 46 through 50 in connection with the business of the corporation or the individual, not only shall such violator be punished, but the corporation or the individual shall also be punished by a fine under the relevant Articles: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where the corporation or the individual has not been negligent in paying due attention and supervision concerning the relevant business in order to prevent such violation.
| Article 52 (Administrative Fines) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding three million won: |
| 1. | A person who fails to comply with an improvement order issued by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu or the Safety Corporation under Article 12 (5) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis under Article 14 (2)); |
| 2. | A person who fails to comply with an order issued to an owner or occupant of electric installations for general use under Article 20; |
| 3. | A person who fails to designate a person to act on behalf of an electrical safety supervisor, in violation of Article 22 (5); |
| 4. | An agent for electrical safety management duties who exceeds the scope and workload of an agency service for electrical safety management or fails to meet the minimum number of inspections prescribed in Article 22 (6); |
| 5. | A person who fails to prepare a record prescribed in Article 24 (3) prepares a false record, or fails to preserve or submit a record; |
| 6. | A person who issues an education completion certificate to a person who has not completed electrical safety education, in violation of Article 25 (3); |
| 7. | A person who registers a modified matter regarding technical personnel by fraud or other improper means in filing for modified registration under Article 26 (2); |
| 8. | A person who refuses to comply with an order to submit materials prescribed in Article 29 (3) or who refuses, obstructs, or evades inspection of account books, documents and other materials; |
| 9. | A person who uses the name "Korea Electrical Safety Corporation" or any other similar name, in violation of Article 36; |
| 10. | A person who fails to give notice referred to in Article 40 (1) or (2). |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding one million won: |
| 1. | A person who establishes or alters electric installations, in violation of Article 8 (2); |
| 2. | A person who refuses, obstructs or evades an inspection (excluding inspections of electric installations established in residential facilities) referred to in Articles 12 (1) and 14 (1); |
| 3. | A person who fails to prepare a record prescribed in Article 12 (4) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis under Article 14 (2)) or Article 13 (3) prepares a false record, or fails to preserve a record; |
| 4. | A person who fails to possess the equipment necessary for electrical safety management, in violation of Article 22 (8); |
| 5. | A person who fails to report the appointment or dismissal of an electrical safety supervisor referred to in Article 23 (1) or falsely reports the appointment; |
| 6. | An electrical safety supervisor who fails to request necessary measures, in violation of Article 24 (4); |
| 7. | An electric utility business entity and an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use who fails to comply with a request for a measure by an electrical safety supervisor in violation of Article 24 (5), or who gives disadvantageous treatment to an electrical safety supervisor for making a request for a measure; |
| 8. | A person who fails to receive safety management training, in violation of Article 25 (1) 1; |
| 9. | A person who fails to receive construction safety training, in violation of Article 25 (1) 2; |
| 10. | A person who fails to dismiss a person who has failed to receive maintenance training, in violation of Article 25 (4); |
| 11. | A person who fails to revoke the designation of a person in charge of execution management who has not received construction safety training, in violation of Article 25 (5) |
| 12. | A person who performs electrical safety management duties without filing for registration under Article 26 (1) 4 or without filing for registration of modified matters under paragraph (2) of thatArticle. |
| (3) | Administrative fines prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[Enforcement Date: April 1, 2022] Article 52 (2) 4
ADDENDA <Act No. 17171, Mar. 31, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the proviso of Article 22 (3) shall enter into force eight years after the date of its promulgation, and Articles 22 (8) and 52 (2) 4 shall enter into force two years after the date of its promulgation. Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions and Administrative Fines)
The provisions of the former Electric Utility Act shall apply when applying penalty surcharges or administrative fines for any act committed before this Act enters into force. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Registration of Persons Specializing in Facility Management)
Any person who performs electrical safety management duties pursuant to Article 73 (2) 2 of the Electric Utility Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have been registered pursuant to Article 26 (1) 2: Provided, That such person shall file for registration of modified matters by meeting the requirements prescribed in Article 22 (2) 2 within one year after this Act enters into force. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Registration of Persons Who Have Acquired Technical Qualifications in Electricity Field)
Any person who performs electrical safety management duties as an agent pursuant to Article 73 (3) 3 of the Electric Utility Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have been registered pursuant to Article 26 (1) 4: Provided, That such person shall file for registration of modified matters by meeting the requirements prescribed in Article 22 (3) 3 within one year after this Act enters into force. Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Designation of Persons in Charge of Execution Management)
Any person designated as a person in charge of execution management pursuant to Article 17 of the Electric Utility Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have received construction safety training pursuant to Article 25 (1) 2: Provided, That such person shall receive construction safety training within one year after this Act enters into force. Article 6 Omitted.
Article 7 (Relationship to Other Statutes and Regulations)
Where any provisions of the former Electric Utility Act is cited by other statutes or regulations as at the time this Act enters into force, if any provision corresponding thereto exists herein, the relevant provisions of this Act shall be deemed cited in lieu of such provisions of the former Electric Utility Act.