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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable - Rights and obligations concerning exercise of rights

155ZZB: Powers and duties of owners of existing works and landowners

You could also call this:

"Rules for people who own land or things like fibre optic cables that already exist"

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If you own existing works or land with works on it, some rules from the Electricity Act 1992 apply to you. These rules are about protecting existing works and accessing land. You can find these rules in sections like section 22, section 22A, section 23, section 23A, section 23B, section 23C, section 23D, section 23E, and section 23F of the Electricity Act. These rules apply to you as if they were talking about fibre optic works, and with some other changes to make them fit your situation. You need to follow these rules to make sure existing works are protected and land is accessed properly.

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Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable: Rights and obligations concerning exercise of rights

155ZZBPowers and duties of owners of existing works and landowners

  1. The provisions of the Electricity Act 1992 specified in subsection (2) apply to the owner of existing works and the owner of the land on which those works are situated—

  2. as if every reference to existing works in those provisions included fibre optic works; and
    1. with all other necessary modifications.

      1. The provisions of the Electricity Act 1992 are—

      2. section 22 (protection of existing works):
        1. section 22A (owners of land not responsible for maintenance):
          1. section 23 (rights of entry in respect of existing works):
            1. section 23A (line owner must give written notice of intention to maintain or complete existing works):
              1. section 23B (line owner must give notice of intention to inspect or operate existing works):
                1. section 23C (notice in emergencies):
                  1. section 23D (land owner may set reasonable conditions on line owner’s entry):
                    1. section 23E (agreements preserved):
                      1. section 23F (disputes about land access).

                        Notes
                        • Section 155ZZB: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Telecommunications (Property Access and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 16).