Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill 31 Part 6—Powers of licence holders (7) A person exercising a network land right in relation to any land has a right of entry to the land at all reasonable times to exercise the network land right but must— (a) when seeking to enter the land in order to exercise a network land right, provide evidence of the person’s authority to so act on request by an owner or (as the case 5 may be) an occupier of the land, (b) exercise the network land right in a manner that ensures as little disruption as possible is caused to the owner and any occupier of the land, (c) endeavour— (i) to ensure that as little damage as possible is caused by the exercise of the 10 person’s powers under this section, and (ii) if any damage is caused, take reasonable steps to remedy the damage. (8) A person commits an offence if that person, without reasonable excuse, intentionally obstructs another person (a “relevant person”) in the exercise of the relevant person’s power to enter upon the land and exercise a network land right under this section. 15 (9) A person who commits an offence under subsection (8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (10) In this section, “emergency works” means works carried out by virtue of a network land right for the purpose of— (a) stopping anything already occurring, or 20 (b) preventing anything imminent from occurring that is likely to cause— (i) danger to persons or property, (ii) the interruption of any supply provided by the licence holder, and any other works that are reasonable (in all circumstances) to carry out with those works. 25 66 Restrictions on powers of licence holders (1) This section applies where— (a) land is occupied by a statutory undertaker and the carrying out of a survey of the land under section 64(1) is likely to obstruct or interfere with the statutory undertaker’s undertaking, or 30 (b) land is occupied by a statutory undertaker and the exercise of a network land right in relation to the land under section 65(1) is likely to obstruct or interfere with the statutory undertaker’s undertaking. (2) Where this section applies, a licence holder, or a person authorised by a licence holder, may exercise the power mentioned in section 64(1) or 65(1) only with the consent of the 35 statutory undertaker concerned. (3) But consent is not required under subsection (2) if it is withheld unreasonably by the statutory undertaker. (4) It is for the Scottish Ministers to determine any question which arises as to whether consent has been withheld unreasonably for the purposes of subsection (3), and their 40 decision is final. 32 Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill Part 6—Powers of licence holders (5) In this section— “statutory undertaker” means— (a) the holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, (b) a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986, 5 (c) the Civil Aviation Authority, (d) a holder of a licence under Chapter 1 of the Transport Act 2000, (e) the operator of an electronic communications code...