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Waikato Electricity Authority Act 1988  007
Commenced: 26 Oct 1988
II: Powers of Electricity Company
53   Rights of entry in circumstances of probable danger to life or property




   53. Rights of entry in circumstances of probable danger to life or
 property---(1) In circumstances of probable danger to life or property,
 an electricity company may enter upon land (including land owned by the
 Crown) for the purpose of gaining access to any works or electric lines
 owned by the Authority or electricity company and may perform any act or
 operation necessary for the purposes of removing the danger.

   (2) Every officer, employee, or agent of an electricity company
 entering under subsection (1) of this section shall carry evidence of
 his or her authority or identity, or be working under the immediate
 control of a person holding evidence of that person's authority or
 identity, which shall be produced if requested.

   (3) As soon as practicable after any entry is made under subsection
 (1) of this section, the electricity company shall advise the occupier
 of the land, in writing, of the entry and the reasons for it.
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