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Electricity Act 1994
sec.109Works impairing railway signalling or communication lines
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### sec.109 Works impairing railway signalling or communication lines
An electricity entity must not build works, or carry out any other work for the supply of electricity, in a way that impairs, through induction or otherwise, the efficient use of a railway operator’s existing signalling or communication line.
An electricity entity and a railway operator may agree to relocate or protect a signalling or communication line to ensure its efficient use is not impaired.
The electricity entity must pay the cost of relocating or protecting the signalling or communication line, unless an agreement between the entity and railway operator otherwise provides.
In this section—
railway operator includes the following—
light rail manager for a light rail;
light rail operator for a light rail.
s 109 amd 2011 No. 12 s 18
(sec.109-ssec.1) An electricity entity must not build works, or carry out any other work for the supply of electricity, in a way that impairs, through induction or otherwise, the efficient use of a railway operator’s existing signalling or communication line.
(sec.109-ssec.2) An electricity entity and a railway operator may agree to relocate or protect a signalling or communication line to ensure its efficient use is not impaired.
(sec.109-ssec.3) The electricity entity must pay the cost of relocating or protecting the signalling or communication line, unless an agreement between the entity and railway operator otherwise provides.
(sec.109-ssec.4) In this section— railway operator includes the following— light rail manager for a light rail; light rail operator for a light rail.
- (a) light rail manager for a light rail;
- (b) light rail operator for a light rail.