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1.Electrical COC (Certificate of Compliance)



a. It is compulsory since 1992 and is valid for 2 years and the responsibility of the owner or tenant



b. Must be in possession of original valid certificate



c. Usually new application for mortgage or sale of property



d. At least once a year or two it has to be re-inspected to make sure the certificate is still valid



e. Consequences if you do not have one or if it is not valid:



                i.insurance claims may be rejected



               ii.you can get a fine or imprisonment



              iii.you can be held liable for negligence or prosecuted if someone got hurt



The seller must get a certified electrician to inspect the electrical installations if the ECOC in the seller’s possession is older than two years or if any changes have been made to the electrical installations during this time. The original compliance certificate must eventually be retained by the buyer after it has been presented to the conveyance attorneys, as legislation requires a property owner to produce a valid certificate of compliance on request to an inspector. Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa,says aside from the fact that the certificate is proof that the electrical installation is safe, the law requires a homeowner to be in possession of an ECOC, as do home insurance companies.

 

2. Electrical alterations/changes



  a.people who erected, altered, enlarged buildings, moved from office or      made improvements



  b.new office refurbishment, drywalling done, buildings upgraded



  c.corporates constantly move people and make use of one of these groups  to manage the     project. The electrical portion falls under one of  these groups



3.Electric Fencing COC (Certificate of Compliance)



In terms of the Electrical Machinery Regulations of 2011 (the Regulations), issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, an additional compliance certificate is now required where there is a change of ownership of immovable property.Regulation 12(4) and 12(5) of the Regulations requires every user or lessor of an electric fence system to have an electric fence system certificate in respect of such electric fence system if it has been installed after 1 October 2012 or, as with an electrical compliance certificate, if any addition or alteration was effected to an existing electric fence system after 1 October 2012.



This is according to Muhammad Gattoo, director in the real estate practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.  It would be prudent to include in all new property sale agreements, where there is an electric fence system, an appropriate clause requiring the obtaining of the certificate by the seller and the delivery thereof to the purchaser prior to transfer taking place,” he adds.

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