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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Maintenance of networks - Local authority, etc, requiring work to be done

147C: Relationship with section 54 of Government Roading Powers Act 1989

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"What happens when two laws disagree about roads and telecommunications"

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You need to know that sections 147A and 147B apply even if they contradict section 54 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989. This means that you must follow sections 147A and 147B. They override section 54 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989.

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Part 4Networks
Maintenance of networks: Local authority, etc, requiring work to be done

147CRelationship with section 54 of Government Roading Powers Act 1989

  1. Sections 147A and 147B apply despite anything to the contrary in section 54 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989.

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Notes
  • Section 147C: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Infrastructure (Amendments Relating to Utilities Access) Act 2010 (2010 No 99).