Telecommunications Act 1984

c. 12

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ScH. 4
1958 c. 50.

The Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers)
(Scotland) Act 1958
37. In section 3 of the Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and
Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 (supplementary provisions as

to bus shelters etc.)(a) in subsection (1), for the words from " telegraphic line " to
" in obtaining " there shall be substituted the words " telecommunication apparatus kept installed for the purposes of
a telecommunications code system, and the operator of that
system notifies the local authority that he requires to obtain
access to that apparatus, the authority shall, unless they
temporarily remove the shelter, barriers or posts for the
purpose of affording such access, or so much thereof as is
necessary for that purpose, be liable to repay the operator
of that system so much of the expenses reasonably incurred
by him in obtaining " ; and
(b) in subsection (2), for the words from " telegraphic line " to
" there were " there shall be substituted the words " telecommunication apparatus as is therein mentioned, and as if
for any reference therein to the operator of the system in
question there were ".
1958 c. 69.

The Opencast Coal Act 1958
of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 (povisions as
to telegraphic lines) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

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(2) In subsection (1) (prohibition on interference with telegraphic
lines), 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 include any
right or power to require any such apparatus to be altered ".
1878 c. 76.

(3) For subsection (2) (application of section 7 of the Telegraph
Act 1878 to authorised operations) there shall be substituted the
following subsection :

" (2)

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Where an authorisation has been granted under section 1
of this Act, paragraph 23 of the telecommunications code (which
provides a procedure for certain cases where works involve the
alteration of telecommunication apparatus) shall apply to the
Board for the purposes of any authorised operations.".
(4) In subsection (3) (powers in relation to telegraphic lines where
public right of way suspended), for the words from " telegraphic
line " to " that line " there shall be substituted the words " telecommunication apparatus kept installed for the purposes of a telecommunications code system, the operator of that system shall have the
same rights in respect of that apparatus ".

(5) For subsection (4) (meaning of " telegraphic line " and " alter ")
there shall be substituted the following subsection:" (4) Paragraph 1(2) of the telecommunications code (alteration
of apparatus to include moving, removal or replacement of

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