Production of guidelines
17.—(1) A code operator shall co-operate with planning authorities and with highway authorities or, in Scotland, roads authorities in the production of guidelines on the manner in which code operators should conduct the installation, including the positioning, of—
(a)cabinets, boxes, pillars, pedestals and other similar apparatus installed above the ground;
(b)lines and service line distribution points affixed to and lying on the exterior surface of buildings or other permanent structures; and
(c)apparatus installed on or above the ground in proximity to a building notified by the planning authority to the code operator as being on the statutory list of buildings.
(2) A code operator shall comply with the guidelines referred to in paragraph (1) from the date on which they come into effect.
(3) A code operator shall provide OFCOM with a copy of the guidelines referred to in paragraph (1).