ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATIONS 2024
166Placement of materials in proximity to electricity infrastructure
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166 Placement of materials in proximity to electricity infrastructure (1) A person must not engage in any conduct prohibited by subregulation (2) or (3) without the written authority of the operator of the electricity infrastructure. (2) Material must not be placed or kept closer to electricity infrastructure consisting of a supporting or protective structure or equipment for aerial lines than the distance set out in Table 1 in Schedule 4. (3) A circuit or other cable system must not be erected closer to a structure forming part of electricity infrastructure, other than a structure supporting the circuit or system, than the distance set out in Table 4 in Schedule 4.