Electricity Act 1992

Powers and duties of electricity operators and other owners of electrical works

35: Owners and occupiers of private land may move works

You could also call this:

"Private land owners can move electrical works on their property if they follow certain rules"

You can move, rebuild, or replace electrical works on your private land or buildings if they were put there under section 22. To do this, you need to follow these steps:

You must tell the owner of the works in writing that you want to move them. You have to pay for this yourself. You need to do the work legally and follow any reasonable rules the owner of the works gives you.

You can't move, rebuild, or replace the works without getting permission from the owner. The owner should not say no without a good reason.

You need to tell the owner at least 15 working days before you start moving the works.

Remember, this only applies to works that were put on your property under section 22.

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Part 3Powers and duties of electricity operators and other owners of electrical works

35Owners and occupiers of private land may move works

Subject to subsection (2), the owner or occupier of any private land or buildings into, through, over, or against which any works to which section 22 applies have been constructed may, at that person's own expense, on giving written notice to the person that owns the works, move those works and reconstruct or replace them, subject to the work being lawfully carried out and to such reasonable conditions as the owner of the works may reasonably impose.
No works may be moved, reconstructed, or replaced under subsection (1) without the consent of the person that owns the works, but that consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The notice required by subsection (1) shall be given at least 15 working days before the work to move the works commences.

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1982 No 27 s 49