Electricity Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Matters Relating to Electricity Licensees
36. Entry for replacing, repairing or altering electric line or electrical plant
Feedback & supportAny person authorised by an electricity licensee in writing may, after 7 days’ notice to the occupier of any premises or to the owner of any premises which are unoccupied, at all reasonable times, on production of some duly authenticated document showing the person’s authority, enter the premises for the purpose of —
electricity licensee
“electricity licensee” means any person who is granted an electricity licence by the Authority;
placing a new electric line or electrical plant in the place of or in addition to any existing line or plant which has already been lawfully placed and which belongs to that licensee; or
maintaining, inspecting, repairing, removing or altering any such existing line or plant.
In the case of an emergency arising from any fault in any electric line or electrical plant, entry may be made under subsection (1) without the notice required by that subsection, but the notice must then be given as soon as possible after the occurrence of the emergency.
electric line
“electric line” means any line which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes —(a)any support for the line, that is to say, any structure, pole or other thing in, on, by or from which the line is or may be supported, carried or suspended;(b)any apparatus connected to the line for the purposes of carrying electricity;(c)any wire, cable, tube, pipe or other similar thing (including its casing or coating) which surrounds or supports, or is surrounded or supported by, or is installed in close proximity to, or is supported, carried or suspended in association with, the line; and(d)any electricity cable;