Section 44, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) Subject to the provision of section 12 of the Constitution and of sub-section (4) of this section, the Authority may by its officers, servants or agents with all necessary workmen, enter from time to time on any lands over which it has acquired rights (whether under the provisions of section 40 or otherwise) for all or any of the following purposes— (a) constructing generating stations, including hydro-electric works; 20 No. 3 National Power Authority 1982 (b) constructing, erecting, placing, operating or maintaining any supply line or installations under, in, upon or over any premises, or examining, repairing altering or removing any supply line or installations so placed; (c) the survey and taking of levels; (d) the cutting and removal on each side of any proposed or existing supply line of all such trees and underwood as may interfere or be likely to interfere with the construction or proper working of any such line; (e) attaching to any wall, house or building any bracket or other suitable fixture required for the carrying or support of a supply line or any other electrical apparatus; (f) any other work connected with the supply of electricity. (2) The Authority shall when practicable give reasonable notice to the occupier of any land on which it is intended to enter. (3) For all or any of the purposes aforesaid such officers, servants, agents or workmen, may remain on any such land for such reasonable times and execute and do all such work and things as may be necessary. (4) The Authority shall not construct, place, maintain, examine, repair, alter or remove any supply line under, in, upon, over, along or across any land, building, embankment, dock, harbour, or pier under the control of a Ministry or Department of Government or other public authority without the prior approval of the Minister concerned or of such public authority. (5) Any supply line placed across or over any road shall be placed so as not to interfere with the passage along such road, and the Authority shall make good any road opened or broken up for the purposes referred to in sub-section (1). [Margin: Notice of intention to enter and to construct a supply line, etc.]