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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972 - SECT 33

33.(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a person shall not, except with the consent
of the Ministry (which consent may be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Ministry thinks fit), construct or extend any generating station on any
land.

(2) An application for the consent of the Ministry under this Article

(a)shall be in writing;

(b)shall describe by reference to a map the land in relation to which the
consent is required.

(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the construction or extension of any
private generating station, so however that where a private generating station
is to be constructed, the owner shall comply with the regulations (if any)
made by the Ministry prescribing the type of current, frequency and pressure
to be used.

(4) Regulations made under paragraph (3) shall be so framed as not to
interfere with the economic and efficient working of the business for which
the supply of electricity is generated.

(5) Where the Ministry has given its consent under this Article to the
construction or extension of a generating station on any land, no person shall
be entitled to restrain the use of the land for the purposes connected with
the construction or operation of such a station.

(6) The power of the Ministry to give its consent under this Article shall be
construed as including power to review or revoke that consent or to vary the
terms and conditions (if any) to which the consent was subject.

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