Gambia in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Rights to use land 37. (1) Licensees providing publicly available information and communications networks have the right to- (a) request, pursuant to general law, the exprpriation and the constitution of public easements indispensable to the installation, protection and maintenance of the respective systems, equipment and further resources; and (b) use the public domain, in conditions of equality, for the implanting, crossing or passing over necessary for the installation of systems, equipment and further resources. No. 2 of 1992 (2) Subject to any permission required under the State Lands Act, 1991 and any law regulating the control and development of land, licensees providing information and communications networks and services available to the public(a) may cut or remove any tree or its branch which is in contact with any apparatus, post or works erected, placed or constructed; and (b) are ensured the right to request the use of the public domain as necessary for the installation of systems, equipment and further resources. (3) If publicly accessible information and communications services cannot be provided by installing information and communications infrastructure on public land or by way of sharing existing information and communications facilities, and no agreement has been concluded between the public utility or the owner, (manager or user) of the private property and the service provider, in accordance with the procedure, laid down in this section, the electronic communication 58

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