Violation of Electricity Supply Rules

Individual citizens are found to be violating the rules for using electrical energy. The Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor's Office, in the interests of the Beshenkovichi RSU of the "Energosbyt" branch of RUE "Vitebskenergo", files claims for damages against individuals who have violated the Electricity Supply Rules, approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 17.10.2011 No. 1394.

For example, in April 2019, the Beshenkovichi District Court considered and granted a claim filed by the district prosecutor's office against citizen A., who had been using electricity without metering from 26.01.2018 to 16.01.2019. The amount of damage was 2,037 rubles 60 kopecks.

By virtue of clause 53 of the Electricity Supply Rules, connecting electrical installations to the networks of the Energy Supply Organization in violation of the established procedure, as well as connecting electrical installations to the networks of the energy supply organization by a consumer, is considered unauthorized, and consumers bear responsibility for this in the manner prescribed by law.

The Energy Supply Organization recovers damages from a Household Subscriber if unauthorized connection of equipment (devices) to the energy supply organization's network without using an electricity meter, violation of connection schemes, damage to the electricity meter, damage or removal of a seal is detected.

The Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor's Office reminds of the inadmissibility of violating the requirements of the Electricity Supply Rules, approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 17.10.2011 No. 1394.

Assistant Prosecutor

of Beshenkovichi District

1st Class Lawyer E.L. Kabachevskaya