12Election not to have connection cable installed or pass over or under adjoining land

12 Election not to have connection cable installed or pass over or under adjoining land

(1)  In this section –

notice of intention to install connection cable means a notice under section 10 ;

notice relating to adjoining land means a notice under section 11 .

(2)  An owner of premises on whom a notice of intention to install connection cable has been served, including a person to whom ownership of the premises is transferred after that notice has been so served, may elect, within the period specified in that notice, not to have a connection cable installed.

(3)  An owner of adjoining land on whom a notice relating to adjoining land has been served, including a person to whom ownership of the adjoining land is transferred after that notice has been so served, may elect, within the period specified in that notice, not to have a connection cable pass either over or under the adjoining land, as specified in that notice.

(4)  An election under subsection (2) or (3) is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be provided to the person specified in the notice of intention to install connection cable or notice relating to adjoining land; and

(c) be provided within the time, and in a manner, specified in that notice.