29Installation of service infrastructure on rail network

29 Installation of service infrastructure on rail network

(1)  A Rail Infrastructure Manager may permit an adjoining landholder or other person to install service infrastructure on the rail network or, if it is a restricted Rail Infrastructure Manager, on its part of the rail network.

(2)  The permission may be granted subject to –

(a) such installation conditions and other conditions as the Rail Infrastructure Manager considers necessary or expedient having regard to the safety and operability of the rail network; and

(b) conditions providing for the payment of administrative or other costs that the Rail Infrastructure Manager may incur in connection with the installation or its operation or maintenance.

(3)  If a condition of the kind referred to in subsection (2)(b) is not complied with, the Rail Infrastructure Manager may recover the unpaid costs as a debt due to the Rail Infrastructure Manager from the responsible entity.

| Note: For a part of the rail network that does not for the time being have a Rail Infrastructure Manager, section 8(5) applies to the operation of this section. |