Telecommunications Act 1984

97 Contributions by local authorities towards provision of facilities.U.K.

(1)Where a local authority consider that it would be for the benefit of the whole or any part of their area that—

(a)any additional telecommunication facilities should be provided; or

(b)any existing telecommunication facilities should continue to be provided,

by a public telecommunications operator, whether within or outside the area to be benefited, the authority may undertake to pay to that operator any loss he may sustain by reason of the provision or continued provision of those facilities.

(2)In the application of this section to Scotland, nothing in subsection (1) above shall authorise the giving of an undertaking as respects the provision or continued provision of facilities outside the area to be benefited.

(3)In this section “local authority”—

(a)in relation to England and Wales, means a county council, F1, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, a parish council or a community council;

(b)in relation to Scotland, means a regional, islands or district council;

(c)in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.

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