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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Separation of distribution from certain generation - Enforcement and general provisions - Enforcement and penalties for this Part

81: Injunctions

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“The court can stop people from breaking electricity rules and protect businesses”

If the High Court thinks someone might break, is breaking, or has broken the rules in this part of the law, it can do some things to stop them. The Authority or anyone else can ask the court to help. The court can tell the person to stop doing what they’re doing wrong. It can also make the person do certain things to take care of their business or keep their business safe. Sometimes, the court might even choose someone to run or watch over the business to make sure everything is done right.

When the court is looking into these problems, it can ask the Authority to find out more information. The Authority can ask questions and get people to show them important papers or things that might help solve the problem.

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Part 3 Separation of distribution from certain generation
Enforcement and general provisions: Enforcement and penalties for this Part

81Injunctions

  1. Where it appears to the High Court, on the application of the Authority or any other person, that a person intends to engage, or is engaging, or has engaged, in conduct that constitutes or would constitute a breach of a provision of this Part, the court, by order, may do all or any of the following things:

  2. grant an injunction restraining any person from engaging in conduct that constitutes or would constitute such a breach:
    1. impose on any person obligations to be observed in the carrying on of any business or the safeguarding of any business or any assets of any business:
      1. provide for the carrying on of any business or the safeguarding of any business or assets of any business, either by the appointment of a person to conduct or supervise the conduct of any business (on such terms and with such powers as may be specified or described in the order), or in any other manner, as the court thinks necessary in the circumstances of the case.

        1. In any proceedings under this section, the Authority, upon the order of the court, may obtain discovery and administer interrogatories.

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