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Telecommunications Act 2001

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

139: Urgency

You could also call this:

"Doing urgent work without waiting for permission first"

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If you are a network operator and you need to do urgent work because of defective equipment or an emergency, you do not have to follow the rules in section 136(1) before you start the work. You must give the required information as soon as possible after you start the work, as stated in section 136(2). This means you have to tell people what you are doing, but you can do it after you have started the urgent work.

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

139Urgency

  1. If work is urgent and necessary because of any defective equipment, or other emergency, the network operator—

  2. is excused from complying with the requirements of section 136(1) before commencing the work; but
    1. must give the information required by section 136(2) as soon as practicable after commencing the work.

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