The Electrical Superintendent shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building or premises in the discharge of official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection, re-inspection or test of the electrical equipment contained therein, or its installation. When any electrical equipment is found by the Electrical Superintendent to be dangerous to persons or property because it is defective or defectively installed contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the person responsible for the electrical equipment shall be notified in writing and shall make any change or repair required in the judgment of the Electrical Superintendent to place such equipment in a safe condition; and if such work is not completed within 15 days or any longer period that may be specified by the Electrical Superintendent in said notice, the Electrical Superintendent shall have the authority to disconnect or order, by proper notice, the discontinuance of electric service, supplied by any electric utility company, to said electrical equipment. In case of emergency, when necessary for the safety to persons or property or when electrical equipment may interfere with the work of the Fire Department, the Electrical Superintendent shall have the authority to immediately disconnect or cause the disconnection of any electrical equipment.
(Prior Code, § 8-2-3)