Section 334 of the Highways Act 1980 (savings for British Telecommunications) is amended as follows.

In subsection (6) for “authority’s works as defined in Part II of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950” substitute “ major highway works, major bridge works or major transport works within the meaning of Part III of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 ”.

In subsection (9) for the words from “the code” to “thereby affected)” substitute “ the provisions of Part III of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 relating to major highway works, major bridge works or major transport works ”.