socket outlet definition

socket outlet means an electrical device that is for fixing at a point where fixed wiring terminates, and provides a detachable connection with the pins of a plug, and has two or more contacts and includes a cord extension socket attached to a flexible cord that is permanently connected to installation wiring;
socket outlet means a device with protected current carrying contacts intended to be mounted in a fixed position and permanently connected to the fixed wiring of the installation to enable the connection to it of a flexible cord or cable by means of a plug;
socket outlet means a device, provided with female contacts, which is intended to be installed with the fixed wiring, and intended to receive a plug.