3.—(1) This regulation applies where—
(a)a person authorised to provide public electronic communications networks applies to a competent authority for the granting of rights to install facilities on, over or under public or private property for the purposes of such a network,
(b)a person authorised to provide electronic communications networks other than to the public applies to a competent authority for the granting of rights to install facilities on, over or under public property for the purposes of such a network, or
(c)a person applies to OFCOM for a direction applying the electronic communications code in the person's case.
(2) Except in cases of expropriation, the competent authority must make its decision within 6 months of receiving the completed application.
(3) In this regulation “public electronic communications network”, “electronic communications network” and “OFCOM” have the same meanings as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003 M1.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 3 applied by 2003 c. 21, Sch. 3A para. 97 (as inserted (28.12.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), s. 118(6), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2017/1286, reg. 2(b))
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