The Electricity Supply Regulations 1988

Maps of supplier’s works underground

36.—(1) This regulation applies in respect of supplier’s works placed below ground other than works placed in land under the control of the supplier.

(2) Subject to paragraph (6), every supplier shall cause to be made and, so far as is reasonably practicable, kept up to date, a map or series of maps indicating the position and depth below surface level of all his works.

(3) The supplier shall make a copy of the whole or the relevant part of any map prepared for the purpose of paragraph (2) available for inspection by any of—

(a)the Secretary of State;

(b)the local planning authority for the area where the supplier’s works in the map are situated; and

(c)any other person who can show reasonable cause for requiring to inspect any part of the map,

and shall, on request, provide a copy of such map or part of the map free of charge.

(4) Where the supplier is not an Electricity Board and has prepared a map for the purposes of paragraph (2) he shall provide, free of charge, to every Electricity Board a copy of that part of the map which relates to the area of that Electricity Board.

(5) Any map prepared for the purposes of paragraph (2) may be prepared and retained by electronic means provided that that means has the capability of reproducing such map in printed form.

(6) Nothing in this regulation shall require the inclusion on a map prepared for the purposes of paragraph (2) of information relating to the position and depth below surface level of supplier’s works which were placed below ground before the coming into force of this regulation where it would not be reasonably practicable to obtain such information.