- (1) Where under this Act a district electricity board are authorised to enter into an agreement or arrangement with, or to act through authorised undertakers or any other authority, company, or person for any purpose, it shall be lawful for those undertakers, authority, company, or person to enter into and carry into effect such an agreement or arrangement, or, as the case may be, to act on behalf of the board.
- (2) Where a local authority, as authorised undertakers enter into an agreement or arrangement with a district electricity board or any other authorised undertakers in pursuance of this Act, any expenses incurred by the local authority in carrying the agreement or arrangement into effect shall be deemed to be expenses incurred by them under or in pursuance of the Electric Lighting Acts and the provisions of Section seven and Section eight of the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, shall apply accordingly
1156 and any moneys received by any such local authority under any such agreement or arrangement shall be deemed to be moneys received by the local authority in respect of their undertaking. - (3) Where by this Act order may be made or authority may be given conferring on a district electricity board or authorised undertakers or other persons such powers as may be necessary for carrying into effect, an agreement or arrangement entered into by them under this Act or for doing anything which under this Act they are authorised to do, and amongst the powers to be conferred by the order are included powers of breaking up streets, railways and tramways other than such as can he broken up under any Order or special Act relating to the district electricity board or undertakers, the Order shall be a special Order, and shall apply or incorporate the provisions of the Electric Lighting Acts and the Electric Lighting (Clauses; Act, 1899, relating to breaking up of streets, railways and tramways.
§ Lords Amendment: Leave out the words "district electricity board"[twice] and insert instead thereof the words "joint electricity authority."—Agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: Leave out the words "or to act through authorised undertakers or any other authority, company, or person for any," and insert instead thereof the words "any authorised under takers or any other authority, company, or person for any."—Agreed to.
§ Amendment made: Leave out the words "or as the case may be to act on behalf of the board."— [Mr. Neal.]
§ Lords Amendments: In Sub-section (3), leave out the words "or authority may be given."—Agreed to.
§ Leave out the words "district electricity board"[twice], and insert instead thereof the words "joint electricity authority."—Agreed to.
§ After the word "order"["the order shall be"], insert the words "unless it is an order made under Section seven of this Act."—Agreed to.