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Electricity Act 1994
sec.141Entry to make works or electrical installations safe
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### sec.141 Entry to make works or electrical installations safe
An electricity officer for an electricity entity may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where the electricity entity has works or an electrical installation to make the works or installation safe.
An electricity officer may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where someone else has an electrical installation to which electricity is supplied by the electricity entity to make the installation safe.
Without limiting subsection (1) or (2) , the electricity officer may enter the place to remove vegetation that is affecting, or may affect, the safety of works or an electrical installation mentioned in the subsection.
The electricity officer may disconnect supply to a works or installation until it is made safe.
The powers conferred by this section are in addition to the powers conferred by part 1 .
In this section—
safe , in relation to works or an electrical installation, means that the works or electrical installation can not cause fire or electrical shock.
s 141 amd 2002 No. 42 s 242 sch 1 ; 2004 No. 51 s 24 ; 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch
(sec.141-ssec.1) An electricity officer for an electricity entity may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where the electricity entity has works or an electrical installation to make the works or installation safe.
(sec.141-ssec.2) An electricity officer may, at any reasonable time, enter a place where someone else has an electrical installation to which electricity is supplied by the electricity entity to make the installation safe.
(sec.141-ssec.2A) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2) , the electricity officer may enter the place to remove vegetation that is affecting, or may affect, the safety of works or an electrical installation mentioned in the subsection.
(sec.141-ssec.3) The electricity officer may disconnect supply to a works or installation until it is made safe.
(sec.141-ssec.4) The powers conferred by this section are in addition to the powers conferred by part 1 .
(sec.141-ssec.5) In this section— safe , in relation to works or an electrical installation, means that the works or electrical installation can not cause fire or electrical shock.