54Powers of entry

#### 54 Powers of entry 54 Powers of entry > > (1) An authorised officer of a network operator may enter any premises for the purpose of exercising any function conferred or imposed on a network operator by or under this or any other Act or law, including— > > > > > (a) carrying out preliminary investigations in connection with the proposed installation or extension of electricity works, or > > > > > (b) installing, extending, maintaining, repairing or removing electricity works, or > > > > > (c) reading electricity meters, or > > > > > (d) checking if the network operator’s conditions relating to tariffs and the use of electricity are being complied with, or > > > > > (e) ascertaining whether an offence against this Act or the regulations has been committed, or > > > > > (f) inspecting or disconnecting an electrical installation that the network operator is required or permitted to inspect or disconnect by or under this or any other Act or law, or > > > > > (g) monitoring any excavation work in accordance with regulations under section 63Z, or > > > > > (h) exercising any function conferred on the network operator by section 48, 49 or 49A or Division 2A. > > > (1A) An authorised officer of a retailer may enter the premises of a customer for the following purposes— > > > > > (a) reading, testing, maintaining, inspecting or altering any meter installed at the premises, > > > > > (b) calculating or measuring energy supplied or taken at the premises, > > > > > (c) checking the accuracy of metered consumption at the premises, > > > > > (d) replacing meters, > > > > > (e) any other purpose prescribed by the regulations relating to metering. > > > (2) A power of entry to premises under this section may be exercised only during daylight hours except— > > > > > (a) in an emergency, or > > > > > (b) in the case of an authorised officer of a retailer—if there is a problem with a meter on the premises that poses a risk to safety. > > **s 54:** Am 1997 No 20, Sch 1.3 \[10\]; 2000 No 109, Sch 1 \[22\] \[23\]; 2004 No 4, Sch 2 \[2\]; 2009 No 31, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2012 No 38, Sch 1 \[35\] \[36\]; 2014 No 70, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2016 No 8, Sch 1 \[6\] \[7\].