(1) If supply of electricity to an owner’s premises is no longer needed, the
distribution entity must, within a reasonable period, take away, at its own
cost, its electric lines, cables and equipment from the premises if the owner
asks.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if the electric lines, cables and equipment
are, under section 60, used to supply electricity to customers not on the
premises.
(3) In deciding what is a reasonable period for subsection (1) ,
regard must be had to whether the period is enough to allow the distribution
entity to provide an alternative supply of electricity to the customers
mentioned in subsection (2) .
