Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

Chapter 4 : Electronic Communications Network and Electronic Communications Facilities

22. Entry upon and construction of lines across land and waterways

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(1)An electronic communications network service licensee may—
(a)enter upon any land, including any street, road, footpath or land reserved for public purposes, any railway and any waterway of the Republic;
(b)construct and maintain an electronic communications network or electronic communications facilities upon, under, over, along or across any land, including any street, road, footpath or land reserved for public purposes, any railway and any waterway of the Republic; and
(c)alter or remove its electronic communications network or electronic communications facilities, and may for that purpose attach wires, stays or any other kind of support to any building or other structure.

 

(2)In taking any action in terms of subsection (1), due regard must be had to applicable law and the environmental policy of the Republic.