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Chapter: | 357
 | Title: | ELECTRICITY NETWORKS (STATUTORY EASEMENTS) ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | L.N. 130 of 2007 |
| Section: | 2 | Heading: | Interpretation | Version Date: | 01/07/2007 |
For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph (12) of that Resolution.
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"approved scheme" (獲准計劃) means a scheme approved by the Secretary for Development for the purposes of section 3; (Amended L.N. 245 of 1981; L.N. 244 of 1989; L.N. 330 of 1999; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)
"electric line" (電力線) means a wire, cable, conductor or other means of transmitting or distributing electricity from one location to another above or below ground, and any casing, coating, covering, tube, pipe, insulator, pole, mast or pylon enclosing, surrounding or supporting the same or any part thereof or any apparatus or ancillary facilities connected therewith;
"electricity network" (供電網絡) means a system for the transmission or distribution of electrical energy consisting of one or more electric lines, but does not include any such system which is in operation at the commencement of this Ordinance;
"owner" (擁有人), in relation to any land, means-
- (a) a person registered or entitled to be registered as owner of such land in the Land Registry;
(b) a person having any estate or interest in such land, or in lawful occupation thereof, under an instrument registered in the Land Registry; (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2)
"route" (線路) means the alignment of the electric lines of an electricity network as specified by the terms of the approved scheme relating to such electricity network;
"terms" (條款), in relation to an approved scheme, includes the conditions, specifications, restrictions and other stipulations contained therein, and any plans, maps, drawings or other documents forming part thereof or referred to therein;
"works" (工程) means the construction, operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of an electricity network or any part thereof, or the investigation or examination thereof or of any land situated on the route thereof.