Section 25, the Local Government Act, 2004, exercising authority

(1) For the purposes of exercising the powers under section 21, the Company may, subject to section 23 break open the roadway and other public ways of any street and of any bridge carrying a street or any sewer, drain or tunnel in or under any such roadway or public way and may remove and use the soil or other materials in or under any such roadway or public way. (2) The Company shall, in exercise of its powers under subsection (1), cause as little inconvenience and do little damage as may be and for any damage done to other fixtures or apparatus in the street shall pay compensation to be determined in the case of dispute, by the Professional head of the Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure where the fixtures or apparatus is owned by a Government department or agency and in any other case, to be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) The Company may erect and maintain in any street, notices indicating the position of underground water fittings used for controlling the flow of water to its mains and may affix such notice to any house or other building, wall or fence except that the Company shall not erect any such notice in a street without first obtaining the consent of the relevant authority having control or management of streets. (4) Where the Company in the exercise of its powers under this section,- (a) lays a main or service pipe in, on or over any land not forming part of a street and in the case of a service pipe not in the same ownership as the premises to which the service pipe is being laid; or (b) inspects, repairs, alters, renews, or removes a main or service pipe laid in, or over any such land, it shall from time to time pay compensation to every person interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of, that land by reason of the inspection, laying, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main or service pipe. 18 19 Power to break open street.