26.—(1) In this article “apparatus” means any electric line or electrical plant as respectively defined by section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989(1).
(2) Nothing in this Order shall prejudice or affect the rights of any public electricity supplier, within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989, in any apparatus belonging to them, or for the maintenance of which they are responsible, or any structure for the lodging therein of apparatus, being any apparatus or structure situate in, over or under lands in or upon or near to which the authorised tramway or any part thereof may be constructed.
(3) Before commencing any works authorised by this Order under or over or which will or may affect any apparatus belong to a public electricity supplier or for the maintenance of which a public electricity supplier is responsible the undertaker shall give to the public electricity supplier not less than 28 days notice in writing accompanied by a plan and section of the proposed work and such work shall be executed only in accordance with the plan and section submitted, and in accordance with such reasonable requirements (including those already agreed between the Council and the public electricity supplier) as may be made by the public electricity supplier for the protection of the apparatus, or for securing access thereto.
(4) If by reason or in consequence of the execution or user of any of the works authorised by this Order any damage to any apparatus or any interruption in supply of electricity by a public electricity supplier shall be caused, the undertaker shall bear and pay the cost reasonably incurred by the public electricity supplier in making good such damages or in restoring the supply of electricity and shall make reasonable compensation to the public electricity supplier for any loss sustained by it and indemnify the public electricity supplier from and against all claims in respect of any such damage or interruption.