Section 10

The telecommunication authority shall not exercise the powers conferred by this section except for the purposes of a telecommunication established or maintained by the Government, or to be so established or maintained, or licensed under section 3 (3).

Neither the Government nor the telecommunication authority shall acquire any right other than that of user only in the property under, over, along, across, in or upon which the telecommunication authority places any telecommunication line or post.

Except as hereinafter provided, the telecommunication authority shall not exercise those powers in respect of any property vested in or under the control or management of any local authority without the permission of that authority.

In the exercise of the powers conferred by this section, the telecommunication authority shall do as little damage as possible and when it has exercised those powers in respect of any property other than property referred to in subsection (4) shall pay full compensation to all persons interested for any damage sustained by them by reason of the exercise of those powers.