Electricity Supply.


the landlord's remedy for rent of the land or premises where
the same may be, nor shall the same be liable to be taken in
execution under any process of a Court of Justice, or under any
proceeding in bankruptcy or insolvency.
 22. If any consumer shall be in default with any payment
due by him to the Company in respect of electricity the Company
(without prejudice to any other remedy available to it) shall
be at liberty to discontinue the supply of electricity to such
consumer until such time as such payment together with the
Company's reasonable charges for the r connection of such
consumer's electricity services have been paid.
 23. (1) It shall be lawful for the Company, subject to the
Company making good to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Minister all damage occasioned thereby, to erect, instal or re-
place along or under or over any road in the State without pay-
ment of any way-leave rent, fee or other charge, any poles,
electric lines, conductors, sub-stations, pipelines, cables or other
works or apparatus, to remove or repair all or any of the same
to retain all or any of the same already so erected or installed
without payment as aforesaid, and in connection with any such
erection, installation, replacement, removal or repairs to break
up, excavate and temporarily obstruct any such road.
 (2) Whenever the Company breaks up or excavates any
road, it shall with all convenient speed complete the work for
the purpose of which the road was broken up or excavated.
Where a road has been broken up or excavated, the Company
shall make the same good to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Minister and shall carry away the rubbish occasioned thereby.
Until the road has been made good, the Company shall fence
the road where it has been broken up or excavated and shall
maintain during the hours of darkness a light sufficient to warn
persons using the road of the danger constituted by the breaking
up or excavation. At any place where a road has been broken up
or excavated by the Company, the Company shall keep the
same in good repair for three months after it has been made
good and for such further period (if any) 'not exceeding twelve
months as the sub-soil of the road at that place shall continue
to subside.


Non-payment
of electricity
charges.





Company may
run lines etc. on
roads without
charge.


 24. (1) In the exercise of any powers conferred upon it Payment of
by this Act, the Company shall cause as little inconvenience and compensation.
damage to other persons as is reasonably practicable and the
Company shall pay compensation to any person who suffers
damage to his property in consequence of the exercise of such
powers by the Company.


No. 14.


1973.