Section 95

Subject to subsection (2), no person other than an employee of the Board or a public electricity licensee shall commence or carry out any earth works which are within the vicinity of any electricity cable belonging to or under the management or control of the Board or the licensee unless he has caused cable detection work to be performed or carried out by a licensed cable detection worker.

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prohibit a person from commencing or carrying out any earth works where he has reasonable cause to believe that it is necessary to do so in the interest of public or private safety except that the person shall, not more than 7 days after the earth works have been commenced or carried out, give to the Board or the public electricity licensee notice in writing stating the nature and extent of those earth works.

No person other than a licensed cable detection worker or an employee of the Board or a public electricity licensee shall commence or carry out any cable detection work within the vicinity of any electricity cable belonging to or under the management or control of the Board or the licensee where such cable detection work is commenced or carried out in connection or combination with or in relation to any earth works carried out or to be carried out.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.