[Section 24 Heading substituted by section 22(a) and 31(c) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]
| (a) | A licensee may do all such things over, in or along roads or streets and associated infrastructure as may be necessary to carry out its licensed activities. |
| (b) | Any activity contemplated in paragraph (a) must be undertaken subject to the right of supervision and in accordance with the plans, routes and specifications of the authority or person in control of that road or street, except in cases of emergency or where the authority concerned fails or refuses to co-operate with the licensee. |
[Section 24(1)(b) substituted by section 22(b) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]
| (2) | A licensee may only exercise its rights in terms of subsection (1) to the extent necessary to carry out its licensed activities, and must in doing so— |
| (a) | comply with any laws or by-laws that may be applicable; |
| (b) | complete its activities within a reasonable time; and |
| (c) | repair any damage caused or reimburse the person or authority in control of that road or street for any damage caused. |
| (3) | Nothing in this section may be construed as giving a licensee any rights that it does not already have in terms of its licence, or relieving a licensee from any liability in respect of any loss or damage caused by its negligence. |
| (4) | For the purposes of this section "street" includes any square or enclosed public place the control or care of which is vested in any person or authority. |
