District Cooling Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Matters Relating to Licensees
24. Power to enter upon public land for purposes of district cooling system
Feedback & supportFor the purpose of providing any district cooling service to a service area, a licensee or any person authorised by the licensee may —
district cooling service
“district cooling service” means the sale of coolant for space cooling in a service area by a licensee operating a central plant capable of supplying coolant via pipe to more than one building in the service area;
at any reasonable time, enter upon any public land within the service area;
subject to the approval of the relevant public authority, erect in or upon the public land such part of the district cooling system or excavate such trenches as may be necessary or proper for the purposes of providing the district cooling service;
carry out all necessary works in connection therewith; and
in the course thereof, fell or lop trees, remove vegetation and do all other things necessary for that purpose.
Where any work mentioned in subsection (1) interferes with any building, growing tree or crop, the licensee must pay compensation to any person interested for any damage or financial loss that may be caused thereby.
licensee
“licensee”, in relation to any service area, means a person who is authorised by a licence to carry out all or any of the functions of providing district cooling services to the service area;
Where the public land is occupied under a licence for temporary occupation, the compensation must be paid to the occupant under the licence.
public land
“public land” means land under the ownership or possession of any public authority;