Section 159
Protection of railways, highways, airports and canals, docks, wharfs and piers.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
No person
shall, in the generation, transmission, distribution, supply or use of electricity, in any way injure any
railway, highway, airports, tramway, canal or water-way or any dock, wharf or pier vested in or
controlled by a local authority, or obstruct or interfere with the traffic on any railway, airway, tramway,
canal or water-way.