140
C.
ScH. 4
1961 c. 64.
1968 c. 30
(N.I.).
1970 c.
1
(N.I.).
S.I. 1972/1634
(N.I.17).
1976 c. 25.
1980 c. 65.
1980 c. 66.
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(d) Paragraph 39 (Schedule 4 to the Public Health Act 1961) ;
(e) Paragraph 50 (the Local Government and Roads Act (Nor-
thern Ireland) 1968) ;
(f) Paragraph 52 (the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970);
(g) paragraph 55(2) (the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order
1972) ;
(h) paragraph 66 (the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland)
Act
1976)
;
(i) paragraph 73(2) (Schedule 16 to the Local Government.
Planning and Land Act 1980) ; and
(j) paragraph 74(2) (certain provisions of the Highways Act
1980).
1863 c. 112.
1868 c. 110.
The Telegraph Acts 1863 and 1868
4. The references to British Telecommunications in section 45
of the Telegraph Act 1863 and section 20 of the Telegraph Act
1868 (offences by employees of the Post Office or British Telecom-
munications consisting in delaying, divulging or intercepting messages) shall cease to have effect ; and in the said section 45, for the
words "to a penalty" there shall be substituted the words "on
summary conviction to a fine ".
1870 c. 90.
The Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
5. In section 30 of the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 (interpretation), in the definition of " military service " for the words " military
telegraphy " there shall be substituted the words " military telecommunications ".
1882 c. 56.
6.-(1) Section
The Electric Lighting Act 1882
26 of the Electric Lighting Act 1882 (provision for
protection of British Telecommunications) shall be amended in
accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.
(2) For the words from the beginning to " by arbitration " there
shall be substituted the following :
" The undertakers shall not make any alteration of any
telecommunication apparatus kept installed for the purposes of
a telecommunications code system except in accordance with the
telecommunications code.
The undertakers shall not, in the exercise of the powers
conferred by this Act, or by any licence, order, or special Act,
lay down any electric line or do any other work for the supply
of electricity whereby any telecommunication apparatus kept
installed for the purposes of a telecommunications code system
is or may be injuriously affected.
Before any such electric line is laid down or work (other
than repairs) is done within ten yards of any such telecommunication apparatus, the undertakers or their agents shall, one
month or (in the case of the laying of service lines to consumers'
premises) seven clear days before commencing such work, give
written notice to the operator of the telecommunications code
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