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Rh “code of practice” means a code issued or approved by the Authority under section 16;

“conductor” means an electrical conductor arranged to be electrically connected to an electrical system;

“consumer” means a person—
 * (a) to whom electricity is supplied and sold for consumption on that person’s own premises; or
 * (b) whose premises are for the time being connected to any system for the purpose of purchasing a supply of electricity for consumption on that person’s own premises;

“contestable consumer” means a consumer who is, in accordance with this Act, eligible to purchase electricity—
 * (a) from a retail electricity licensee;
 * (b) directly from any wholesale electricity market; or
 * (c) indirectly from any wholesale electricity market through a market support services licensee;

“document” includes electronic records;

“Earth” means the conductive mass of the Earth whose electric potential at any point is conventionally taken as zero;

“earthworks” means—
 * (a) any act of excavating earth, rock or other material (by whatever means) in connection with—
 * (i) any work for or relating to the construction, reconstruction, extension, renovation, alteration, demolition or repair of any building, road, railway, bridge, viaduct, flyover, sewer or sewage works;
 * (ii) any work for or relating to the laying, inspecting, repairing or renewing of any main, pipe, cable, fitting or other apparatuses;
 * (iii) any soil investigation work; or
 * (iv) such other works as are usually undertaken by a person carrying on business as a contractor in the construction industry or as a professional civil or structural engineer;