Section 298 — Housing Act 1985: Electronic communications apparatus

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2 Where a public right of way over land is extinguished by an order under section 294 and immediately before the order comes into operation there is under, in, on, over, along or across the land electronic communications apparatus kept installed for the purposes of an electronic communications code network , the powers of the operator of the network in respect of the apparatus are not affected by the order, but any person entitled to the land over which the right of way subsisted may require the alteration of the apparatus, and Part 6 of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 (the electronic communications code) (procedure for exercise of right to require removal of apparatus) applies.

3 Section 295(1) (extinguishment of other rights over land acquired for clearance and vesting of apparatus in local housing authority) does not apply to—

a any right conferred by or in accordance with the electronic communications code on the operator of an electronic communications code network , or b electronic communications apparatus kept installed for the purposes of such a network ; but the local housing authority may, where it is reasonably necessary for the purpose of enabling the authority to exercise any of the powers conferred on them by the provisions of this Act relating to clearance areas, execute works for the alteration of such apparatus, and Part 10 of the telecommunications code (procedure for works involving alteration of apparatus) applies.