42Appointment of operator

42 Appointment of operator (1) When a determination is made under this Part, the Utilities Commission must appoint a suitable person (who may, but need not, be an electricity entity) to take over and carry on the relevant operations on terms and conditions agreed with the Utilities Commission. (2) A person appointed to take over an electricity entity's operations is referred to in this section as the operator.

Electricity Reform Act 2000 29 (3) The electricity entity must facilitate the take over of the relevant operations by the operator. (4) The operator may have access to the electricity infrastructure and other property of the electricity entity for the purposes of carrying on the relevant operations. (5) The operator in carrying out the relevant operations must comply with this Act (including the conditions of the licence) and any other Act as applying to the electricity entity as if the operator were the electricity entity. (6) A person must not obstruct the operator's access to property or the exercise by the operator of the operator's responsibilities under this Part. (7) A person must comply with reasonable directions given by the operator in the exercise of the operator's responsibilities under this Part.