74. Entry during continuance of supply
Feedback & supportAny person authorised by a public licensee may, at all reasonable times, on the production of some duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter any premises to which a supply of electricity or gas is being given for any of the following purposes, namely —
premises
“premises” includes buildings, structures, streets, lands, waters, tenements, easements of any tenure, whether State land or not, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
inspecting any electric line, electrical plant or gas plant belonging to the licensee;
electric line
“electric line” means any line which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes, unless the context otherwise requires —(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;
ascertaining the register of any electricity meter or gas meter;
electricity
“electricity” means electrical power when generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose except the transmission of any communication or signal;
removing, inspecting or re-installing any such meter or installing any substitute meter; and
carrying out all other works necessary to maintain the supply of electricity or gas.
gas
“gas” means any substance in a gaseous state supplied through pipes and used for cooking or heating purposes, but does not include gas supplied to a public gas licensee and liquefied petroleum gas;