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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(1).
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