Section 94
Electrical interference with Government or Federal Government signalling lines
of Electricity Supply Enactment 2024
If the Commission is satisfied that the working or operation of any installation, metering infrastructure, telemetering, application of communications over supply lines, causes electrical interference with any communications or other electrical signalling process or circuit owned or operated by or on behalf of the Government or Federal Government, the
Commission shall call upon the owner or licensee to abate the interference, and if, within a period of fourteen days or such longer period as the Commission considers reasonable in any particular circumstances the interference has not been effectually abated, the Commission shall report the matter to the
Minister who may in his discretion —
(a)
in the case of a licensed installation, order the suspension of the licence;
(b)
in the case of an unlicensed installation, by order, prohibit the working or operation thereof; or
(c)
in the case of any other installation, by order, prohibit the working or operation of such part thereof which causes the electrical interference, until arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the Commission for preventing the recurrence of such electrical interference as aforesaid, and if, in the case of a licensed installation, no such arrangements have been made, then the Minister may order that the licence for the said installation be revoked absolutely.
(2)
For any loss caused to a licensee by the suspension or revocation of a licence under this section the licensee may claim compensation from the
Government or Federal Government, as the case may be, provided that no claim shall be allowed and no compensation shall be paid where
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the electrical interference referred to in subsection (1) has been caused by an installation which does not comply with any regulation for regulating electrical interference made under any written law relating to telegraphs for the time being in force.
(3)
If the claim be allowed, the compensation shall, unless settled by mutual agreement of the Government or Federal Government, as the case may be, and the licensee, be determined by the court.