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No.' 14. Electricity Supply. 1973.


 (d) generally do all acts and things necessary for such
 purpose.
 (3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared
that a change in the ownership of any estate or interest in land
in, on, under or over which any pole, electric line, conductor,
sub-station, pipeline, cable or other works or apparatus has been
erected or installed pursuant to this Act or the HIydro-Electric No. 24 of 1951.
Ordinance, 1951, shall not oblige the Company to remove the
same or to serve any further notice in relation to the same
pursuant to this section.
 (4) Before erecting or installing any poles, electric lines,
conductors, sub-stations pipelines, cables or other works or
apparatus on any private land the Company shall give notice in
writing of its intention to to do and of the nature niiid of the
position of the works so be done to the owner or occupier of
such land and if the owner or occupier cannot be ascertained
then such notice shall be posted conspicuously on tho land in
question, and the Company shall have due regard to Ihe reason-
able-wishes of the owner or occupier in respect of the location
of any such erection or installation.
 (5) If the owner or occupier of land shall, within seven
days from the service or posting of a notice such as is referred
to in sub-section (4) of this Section, give notice in writing to
the Company of his objection thereto, the Company shall notify
the Minister of such objection and the Minister shall as soon
thereafter as is possible consult with the Company and the ob-
jector (unless he considers that such consultation is unnecessary)
and give a direction-
 (i) that the Company may carry out its proposal
 without condition ; or
 (ii) that the Company may carry cut its proposal sub-
 jeet to conditions as to the form or location of the
 installation; or
 (iii) that the Company may not carry out its proposal.
 16. (1) In the course of construction and for the more Trees and
effective working of the undertaking, the Company may enter buildings.
upon and remove from any public or private land, any tree or
any branch, bough or other part of a tree growing on such land
within 100 feet of any electric line and which may tend to inter-
fere with, endanger or otherwise prejudicially affect the working
of the undertaking; but the Company shall not, except with the
consent of the owner or occupier of such land, enter upon any