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46 any person authorised in writing by the transmission licensee or market support services licensee may at all reasonable hours, on production of some duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter the premises for the purposes of disconnecting the supply or removing any electrical plant, electric line or electricity meter, as the case may be.

(2) Subject to section 39, the person so authorised by a transmission licensee or market support services licensee shall not enter any dwelling-house in actual occupation, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without 6 hours’ previous notice to the occupier.

Entry for replacing, repairing or altering electric line or electrical plant

36.—(1) Any person authorised by an electricity licensee in writing may, after 7 days’ notice to the occupier of any premises or to the owner of any premises which are unoccupied, at all reasonable times, on production of some duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter the premises for the purpose of—
 * (a) placing a new electric line or electrical plant in the place of or in addition to any existing line or plant which has already been lawfully placed and which belongs to that licensee; or
 * (b) maintaining, inspecting, repairing, removing or altering any such existing line or plant.

(2) In the case of an emergency arising from any fault in any electric line or electrical plant, entry may be made under subsection (1) without the notice required by that subsection, but the notice shall then be given as soon as possible after the occurrence of the emergency.

Relocation of installation

37.—(1) Where an installation has been laid under or upon any land by an electricity licensee and the owner or occupier of the land desires to use the land in a manner which renders it necessary or convenient to move such installation, the owner or occupier may request the licensee to move the installation accordingly.

(2) An electricity licensee may, at the request of the owner or occupier of any premises under or upon which any installation of the