Clause 7

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) All such works, including the upper surface or covering thereof, shall be constructed of such materials and shall be maintained by the public electricity licensee in such manner as not to be a source of danger, whether by reason of inequality of surface or otherwise.(2A) Where a public electricity licensee lays any electric line which is likely to touch any main, pipe, line or other service, the conducting portion of the electric line shall be effectively insulated.(2B) Where a public electricity licensee lays any high voltage electricity cable on any private land or premises, it shall be the duty of the licensee to —

insulate and encase the electricity cable in such a manner as to effectively protect it and prevent it from constituting a source of danger;

mark the location of the electricity cable in the prescribed manner; and

notify the owner or occupier of such private land or premises of the location of the electricity cable and the precautions to be taken if any earthworks are to be carried out on such land or premises.(2C) Any person who wilfully and without reasonable excuse obliterates, removes, damages, alters or tampers with any mark placed by a public electricity licensee under subsection (2B)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and may further be required by a Magistrate’s Court to pay the cost of and incidental to the repair or replacement of the mark.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsections:“(8) A public electricity licensee shall not, without the prior consent in writing of the Board, enter or use any land or premises belonging to the Board for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1).(9) In this section, “private land or premises” means any land or premises not owned by the Government or any statutory board or authority.”.