Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
bridge owner or highway authority for the purposes of works
authorised or required by an order under this Act.
(2) Sub-paragraph (8) of paragraph 23 of the telecommunications code (offence) shall be deemed to be omitted for the
purposes of the application by this section of that paragraph to
the Secretary of State in any capacity.".
The Restriction of Ribbon Development Act 1935
20. For subsection (2) of section 23 of the Restriction of Ribbon
Development Act 1935 (saving in respect of the Telegraph Acts
1863 to 1926) there shall be substituted the following subsection :
" (2) Nothing in this Act shall affect any right conferred by
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or in accordance with the telecommunications code on the
operator of a telecommunications code system or any duty of
any such operator under that code.".
1939 c. 15
The Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939
21. For section 71 of the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) (N.I.)"
1939 (which applies section 7 of the Telegraph Act 1878 to work 1878 c. 76.
authorised or required to be done under that Act) there shall be
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substituted the following section:
" 71. Paragraph 23 of the telecommunications code (which
provides a procedure for certain cases where works involve the
alteration of telecommunication apparatus) shall apply, for the
purposes of any works which may be done in exercise of the
powers conferred by this Act, to the persons on whom those
powers are conferred.".
The Water Act 1945
1945 shall be amended in accordance with
the following provisions of this paragraph.
22.-(1) The Water Act
(2) For section 60 (which applies section 7 of the Telegraph Act
1878 to works authorised by an order under the Water Act 1945)
there shall be substituted the following section :
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" 60. Paragraph 23 of the telecommunications code (which pro-
vides a procedure for certain cases where works involve the
alteration of telecommunication apparatus) shall apply, for the
purposes of any works the execution of which is authorised by
an order under this Act, to the person authorised by that order
to execute those works.".
(3) In the proviso to section 4 of Schedule 3 (subsidiary works
not to interfere with telegraphic lines etc.), for the words from
" telegraphic line " onwards there shall be substituted the words
" telecommunication apparatus kept installed for the purposes of a
telecommunications code system or with the service provided by any
such system.".
(4) Section 5 of Schedule 3 (which confers power on a water undertaker to operate a system of telegraphic communication) shall cease
to have effect.
1945 c. 42.