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Telecommunications Act 2001

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

136: Notice requirement

You could also call this:

"Telling the council and others before you start work on a road"

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You need to give notice before you start work on a road. You must tell the local authority and any utility operators who will be affected by the work. You can find out who a utility operator is by looking at section 4 of the Utilities Access Act 2010. You must also tell them where the work will be, what the work is, and why you are doing it. This notice is important before you open or break up any road. Your notice is a requirement, except in the situations described in section 139.

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

136Notice requirement

  1. Except as provided in section 139, before a network operator proceeds to open or break up any road, the network operator must give notice of the intention to carry out the work to—

  2. the local authority or other person who has jurisdiction over the road; and
    1. any utility operator (as defined in section 4 of the Utilities Access Act 2010) whose pipes, lines, or other structures will or are likely to be affected by the work.

      1. Every notice must specify the location of the proposed work, the nature of the work to be carried out, and the reasons for it.

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      Notes
      • Section 136(1): substituted, on , by section 6 of the Infrastructure (Amendments Relating to Utilities Access) Act 2010 (2010 No 99).