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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
42Interference with site of serious electrical or gas accident
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#### 42 Interference with site of serious electrical or gas accident
42 Interference with site of serious electrical or gas accident
> A person must not disturb or interfere with the site of a serious electrical accident or a serious gas accident before it has been inspected by an authorised officer except—
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> > (a) to make it safe, or
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> > (b) with the permission of an authorised officer, or
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> > (c) as provided by the regulations.
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> Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 250 penalty units in the case of an individual.