ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 11
ELECTRICITY ACT 1945 - SECT 11
11 . Supply authority to pay compensation for damage done
(1) A supply authority
shall —
(a) in
the exercise of the powers conferred by this Act, cause as little detriment
and inconvenience and do as little damage as possible; and
(b) make
full compensation to all persons concerned for all damage (other than the
compulsory acquisition of land) sustained by them in consequence of the
exercise by the supply authority of the powers aforesaid.
(2) Where in
accordance with subsection (1)(b) a supply authority is liable to make
compensation to a person for damage sustained by him in consequence of the
exercise of its said powers by such supply authority, the amount of the
compensation to be paid, shall, in default of agreement between the parties,
be determined by means of a reference to an arbitrator or arbitrators under
and in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012
.
[Section 11 amended: No. 109 of 1985 s. 3(1); No.
23 of 2012 s. 45.]