Geothermal Energy Act 2009
42Right to construct road for access to authority area
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42 Right to construct road for access to authority area (1) A geothermal authority holder has the right to enter land and construct a road, and do other work, to gain access to the geothermal authority area by the shortest practicable route from: (a) a road as defined in section 5(1) of the Control of Roads Act 1953; or (b) a railway line; or (c) the sea or a waterway. (2) The geothermal authority holder may use the machinery, equipment and persons necessary to mark out and construct the road and do the other work.