Communications Act 2003

57 (1) This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)— U.K.

(a) section 16(2) (exception to extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired);

(b) section 19(2) (saving from the power to override certain rights);

(c) section 24 (apparatus kept installed for purposes of telecommunications code system);

(d) section 26(8) (extinguishment of rights of way and removal of apparatus);

(e) section 39(7) (power of development corporation to transfer undertakings).

(2) In the provisions to which this paragraph applies—

(a) for “in accordance with the telecommunications code”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ in accordance with the electronic communications code ”;

(b) for “a telecommunications code system” and “any telecommunications code system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network ”;

(c) for “telecommunication apparatus”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ electronic communications apparatus ”;

(d) for “the running of the telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “ the provision of the electronic communications code network ”;

(e) for “the running of such a system” there shall be substituted “ the provision of such a network ”;

(f) for “such system” and “the system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted, respectively, “ such network ” and “ the network ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 para. 57 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

I2 Sch. 17 para. 57 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)