Section 18: Provisions as to land

(1) The Authority shall have power-
(a) to enter on any lands for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and inspecting any installations belonging to the Authority or of repairing, altering or removing any such installations and to remain there for such reasonable time and execute and do all such works as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act;
(b) to cut and remove on each side of any proposed or existing installation all such trees and underwood as may interfere or be likely to interfere with the construction or proper working of any installation.
(2) Except for the purpose of removing danger to life or property, this section shall not authorise the Authority-
(a) to enter on any land which is occupied by any burial ground or cemetery which contains any grave, grotto, area, tree or thing held to be sacred or the object of veneration; or
(b) to cut any tree or underwood held to be sacred or the object of veneration, unless the owners or occupiers or the person in charge thereof have given their prior assent.
(3) If any doubt arise whether any land, tree or underwood falls within those described in subsection (2) of this section or who the persons competent to give their assent under subsection (2) of this section are, the decision of the Minister shall be final for the purposes of this section.