Section 27: Authority not responsible for safety of consumers' wires, etc.

(1) The Authority shall not by virtue of making any inspection or test of a consumer's wires, fittings, appliances and apparatus in accordance with this Act or any regulations made under the Electricity Act, whether during the progress of the work of installation at the consumer's premises or after completion, be deemed responsible for the efficiency or safety of the consumer's wires, fittings, appliances and apparatus so inspected or tested, or for the proper execution of the work of installation, or for any damage or loss arising out of the use or misuse of such consumer's wires, fittings, appliances and apparatus by the consumer or any other person other than an employee of the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall, except on the first occasion of inspection or testing, be entitled to prescribe a reasonable fee or fees for inspections or tests of consumers wires, fittings, appliances and apparatus.