(B) Electricity Supply Facilities

1.The owner of a generating facility that is used to produce electricity at low voltage or high voltage shall register it with the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services unless it:

1. forms part of an electrical installation that requires a periodic test certificate to be submitted to the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services under the Electricity Ordinance;
2. only supplies electricity to an electrical installation that is owned by the owner of the generating facility;
3. is used on an aircraft;
4. is used on a watercraft;
5. is used on a hovercraft;
6. is on a land vehicle where the facility is not connected to a wiring installation outside the vehicle; or
7. is used in construction work as defined and regulated under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59).

There is no renewal requirement for the generating facility registration after its first registration. However, when any of the particulars provided on the form change, the owner shall notify the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services within 4 weeks after the change.

On registration, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department will issue to the owner a certificate of generating facility registration. The owner of a registered generating facility shall display at the facility a copy of the certificate of registration.

Please note that no person shall use an unregistered generating facility that is required to be registered under the Electricity Ordinance. The person who contravenes this requirement commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.