property.
6
compliance with the rules promulgated by virtue of a resolution by the
Council of Ministers in connection with the use of public property.
The Licensee shall have the right to carry out maintenance of infrastructure or
to modify its routes if such conditions are satisfied.
ARTICLE 60
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND
HISTORIC AND TOURIST SITES
A Public Telecommunications Network operator shall, during the construction,
development or maintenance of its telecommunication network, comply with the legal
and regulatory provisions relating to the protection of the environment and historic
and tourist sites.
ARTICLE 61
USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
(a)
A Public Telecommunications Network operator shall have the right to
construct any installation or install any connections required for the
construction, development or maintenance of its network on, under or through
private real property after concluding an agreement between the network
operator and the owner of such real property or the Person with a right thereto
for fair compensation to be paid by such operator to the owner of the real
property or the Person with a right thereto.
(b)
If the Public Telecommunications Operator and the owner of the real property
or the Person with a right thereto fail to come to an agreement for the
construction of the works referred to in the preceding paragraph within a
reasonable period of time, the Authority may issue a decision enabling the
operator to carry out such works if the following conditions are satisfied:
1
that such works are, at the discretion of the Authority in this respect,
necessary for the construction, development or maintenance of the
Telecommunications Network.
2
that no other technically and economically reasonable solution exists at
the discretion of the Authority.
3
that such works do not, at the discretion of the Authority, preclude ordinary
use of the real property by its owner or the Person with a right thereto.
4
that the operator pays to the owner of the real property or the Person with
a right thereto such fair compensation as is determined by the Authority.
-43Translation dated 12 April 2009
This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the
official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation
will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh