sec.362Validation of acquisitions of land

### sec.362 Validation of acquisitions of land This section applies if— before the commencement, land was taken by an authorised electricity entity under former section 116; and the taking of land would have been valid and lawful if it had been made after the commencement of new section 116. The taking of land by the authorised electricity entity is taken to be, and always to have been, valid and lawful. Also, anything done or purportedly done as a result of, or in reliance on, the taking of the land is taken to be, and always to have been, as valid and lawful as it would have been if, at the time it was done, new section 116 had been in force. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if another entity has derived a benefit from any action taken on the land after it was taken. In this section— former section 116 means section 116 as in force before the commencement. new section 116 means section 116 as in force on the commencement. s 362 ins 2024 No. 33 s 5 (sec.362-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, land was taken by an authorised electricity entity under former section 116; and the taking of land would have been valid and lawful if it had been made after the commencement of new section 116. (sec.362-ssec.2) The taking of land by the authorised electricity entity is taken to be, and always to have been, valid and lawful. (sec.362-ssec.3) Also, anything done or purportedly done as a result of, or in reliance on, the taking of the land is taken to be, and always to have been, as valid and lawful as it would have been if, at the time it was done, new section 116 had been in force. (sec.362-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if another entity has derived a benefit from any action taken on the land after it was taken. (sec.362-ssec.5) In this section— former section 116 means section 116 as in force before the commencement. new section 116 means section 116 as in force on the commencement. - (a) before the commencement, land was taken by an authorised electricity entity under former section 116; and - (b) the taking of land would have been valid and lawful if it had been made after the commencement of new section 116.