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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-supply-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-I/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-supply-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-I/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1057",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Supply Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-supply-regulations-1988",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/I/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Particulars relating to the event",
  "text": "Supply system details—\n(a) voltage;\n(b) type of apparatus at site of event, e.g. overhead lines, underground lines, distributing mains, service line;\n(c) earthing arrangements, whether—\n(i) high voltage by means of—\n(aa) direct connection;\n(bb) resistance;\n(cc) arc suppression coil;\n(dd) reactance;\n(ee) other (arrangements to be described); or\n(ii) low voltage by means of—\n(aa) separate high and low voltage electrodes;\n(bb) combined high and low voltage electrodes;\n(cc) protective multiple earthing;\n(dd) multiple earthing of neutral;\n(ee) other (arrangements to be described);\n(d) description of circuit protection;\n(e) extent of operation of circuit protection;\n(f) if event involved a low voltage underground system, type of cable, e.g. separate neutral and earth, combined neutral and earth;\n(g) in respect of events involving overhead lines—\n(i) height of electric line at point of contact, if any;\n(ii) whether or not the electric line remained live on the ground or at a reduced height;\n(iii) whether or not the electric line was surrounded by insulation;\n(h) in respect of events not involving overhead lines—\n(i) whether the equipment was situated indoors;\n(ii) brief description of substation physical security equipment, e.g. brick building, steel doors, nature of fencing;\n(iii) whether any security fence was also the perimeter fence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/390",
      "affecting_title": "The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/533",
      "affecting_title": "The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/533",
      "affecting_title": "The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/533",
      "affecting_title": "The Electricity Supply (Amendment) Regulations 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/252",
      "affecting_title": "The Gas Act 1995 (Consequential Modifications of Subordinate Legislation) Order 1996"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1057/schedule/4/part/I/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:05:02.727864+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}