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(1) The licensee shall, at the time of receipt of application form with the application fee, stipulate a date for inspection of the premises of the applicant in consultation with the applicant, under written acknowledgment. (2) The date of inspection shall be scheduled within five working days from the date of receipt of application form. (3) If the applicant wishes, he can get the inspection scheduled on a holiday for the licensee or a day specified by the consumer, on payment of an inspection fee approved by the Commission in the Schedule of Miscellaneous Charges as per schedule 1 to the Code. (4) On the appointed date for inspection, the licensee shall inspect and test, in the presence of the applicant or his authorised representative and the concerned licensed electrical contractor, the installation of the applicant and shall maintain a record of test results in the format given in the Annexure-6 as required of him under the provisions of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electricity Supply) Regulations, 2010, as amended from time to time. (5) During the inspection, the licensee shall:-- (a) fix, in consultation with the consumer, the point of supply and the place where the meter and the associated equipment shall be installed in such a manner that they are protected from sun, rain etc. and are easily accessible, without getting the premises unlocked or opened for the purposes such as inspection, meter reading and maintenance; (b) align the service line along an accessible route up to the entry point of the premises; (c) determine and record the connected load of the consumer in accordance with the method given in Annexure-7 to the Code; (d) verify and record the correct full address of the premises and note down landmarks near the property and the number of the pole or the details of the distribution pillar from where service connection is proposed to be given; and (e) verify all other particulars mentioned in the application form, as required.