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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Maintenance of networks - Lines or wireless works on roads

135: Construction or repair of lines or wireless works on roads

You could also call this:

"Building or fixing phone and internet lines on roads"

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If you are a network operator, you can construct, place, and maintain lines or wireless works in, on, along, over, across, or under any road. You can also open or break up any road and alter the position of pipes that supply water or gas, but not main pipes. You can alter, repair, or remove those lines or wireless works or any part of them.

You must do these things in accordance with any reasonable conditions that the local authority or other person who has jurisdiction over that road requires. You can find more information by comparing this to the 1987 No 116 s 15.

When you are working on roads, you need to follow the rules set by the people in charge of the road.

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Part 4Networks
Maintenance of networks: Lines or wireless works on roads

135Construction or repair of lines or wireless works on roads

  1. Except as provided in subsection (2), a network operator may—

  2. construct, place, and maintain lines or wireless works in, on, along, over, across, or under any road; and
    1. for any of those purposes, open or break up any road, and alter the position of any pipe (not being a main) for the supply of water or gas; and
      1. alter, repair, or remove those lines or wireless works or any part of those lines or wireless works.

        1. A network operator must exercise the powers contained in subsection (1) in accordance with any reasonable conditions that the local authority or other person who has jurisdiction over that road requires.

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        Notes
        • Section 135 heading: amended, on , by section 26(3) of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 27).
        • Section 135(1)(a): amended, on , by section 26(3) of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 27).
        • Section 135(1)(c): amended, on , by section 26(3) of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 27).