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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Maintenance of networks - Rights of entry to land in respect of lines

120: Application to District Court

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"Asking the District Court for permission to enter someone's land to build or fix a line"

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If you are a network operator and you want to enter someone's land to build or fix a line, you can apply to the District Court for an order under section 121. You must tell the land owner and the person living on the land at least 10 working days before you apply to the District Court. This gives them time to know what you plan to do.

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Part 4Networks
Maintenance of networks: Rights of entry to land in respect of lines

120Application to District Court

  1. If a network operator wishes to enter land for the purpose of constructing, erecting, laying, or maintaining any line, the network operator may apply to the District Court for an order under section 121.

  2. The network operator must give the owner and the occupier of the land at least 10 working days' notice of the operator's intention to apply to the District Court under subsection (1).

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Notes
  • Section 120(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).