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Communications Act 2003, Paragraph 56 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 15 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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56(1)This paragraph applies to the following provisions of that Act—U.K.

(a)the definition of “statutory undertakers” in section 144(6) (power to erect flagpoles etc. on highways);

(b)the definition of “statutory undertakers” in section 169(4) (control of scaffolding on highways);

(c)the definition of “statutory undertakers” in section 170(3) (control of mixing mortar etc. on highways);

(d)section 177(4) and (12) (licence to build over highway not to interfere with telecommunications code systems);

(e)section 178(5) (exceptions to restriction on placing rails etc. over highways);

(f)section 329(4A) (interpretation);

(g)section 334 (savings for operators of telecommunications code systems).

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

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

(b)for “the telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “ the electronic communications code network ”;

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

(d)for “telecommunications code”, wherever occurring (except in the expression “telecommunications code system”), there shall be substituted “ electronic communications code ”;

(e)for “system”, wherever occurring (except in the expression “telecommunications code system”), there shall be substituted “ network ”.

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I1Sch. 17 para. 56 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))

I2Sch. 17 para. 56 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)

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