Telecommunications Act 1950 · As enacted · Part III · Power to Place Telecommunication Lines and Posts
Section 10
Feedback & supportThe telecommunication authority may from time to time place and maintain a telecommunication line under, over, along or across, and posts in or upon, any immovable property.
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).
telecommunication
"telecommunication" means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, visual or other electromagnetic systems;
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.
telecommunication line
"telecommunication line" means a wire or wires used for the purpose of a telecommunication with any casing, coating, tube or pipe enclosing the same, and any appliances and any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of fixing or insulating the same;
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.