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Telecommunications
PART
III—POWER
Power
TO
PLACE
AND
Cap. 173
TELECOMMUNICATION
POSTS
to place telecommunication
Ed. 1978
LINES
lines and posts
10. The telecommunication authority may from time to time place and
maintain a telecommunication line under, over, along or across, and posts in or
upon, any real property and do all such works and things as may be necessary for
such purpose including cutting and removing on each side of any proposed or
existing line all such trees and underwood as may interfere or be likely to interfere
with the construction or proper working of any telecommunication line:
Provided that—
.
(a) the telecommunication authority shall not exercise the powers conferred
by this section except for the purposes of a telecommunication
established or maintained by the Government, or to be so established
or maintained;
(b) the Government shall not acquire any right other than that of user only
(c) in
in the property under, over, along, across, in or upon which the
telecommunication authority places any telecommunication line or
post; and
the
exercise
of
the
powers
conferred
by
this
section,
the
telecommunication authority shall do as little damage as possible,
and, when he has exercised those powers in respect of any property,
other than property across which a right is reserved to Government
whether expressly or by implication to make telecommunications
without compensation, shall pay compensation to all persons
interested for any damage sustained by them by reason of the
exercise of those powers.
Power
to enter on property
11. The telecommunication authority,
.any time for the purpose of examining,
telecommunication line or post, enter on the
or upon which the line or post has been
Power
to alter position of overhead
his officers, servants and agents may at
repairing, altering or removing any
property under, over, along, across, in
placed.
wires and gas and
water pipes and
drains
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12, The telecommunication authority may, for the purpose of exercising the
powers conferred upon him by this Act, alter the position of any high tension or
other overhead wire or of any pipe (not being a main) for the supply of gas or
water, or of any drain (not being a main drain):
Provided that—
(a) when the telecommunication authority desires to alter the position of
any such high tension or other overhead wire or pipe or drain, he
shali give reasonable notice of his intention to do so, specifying the
time at which he will begin to do so, the person under whose control
the wire or pipe or drain is; and
(b) a person
receiving notice under the provisions of paragraph
(a) may
send a person to superintend the work arid the telecommunication
authority shall execute the work to the reasonable satisfaction of the
so sent.
vane
person