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Electricity Safety Act 1998
77Underground electric lines—obligations of distribution companies
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77 Underground electric lines—obligations of distribution companies
(1) A distribution company must keep a register containing sufficient information to enable every cable of the underground electric lines that are under its control within its distribution area to be located and identified.
- 75 penalty units.
(2) A distribution company must record in a register kept under subsection (1) any information that is given to it under section 76 within 7 days after receiving that information.
(3) A distribution company must ensure that the register kept under this section is available for inspection by the public during normal business hours.