No. 18
Tanzania Communications
1993 21
(ii) require the owner of any electric supply line to alter the
position of electric supply line to the satisfaction of the public
telecommunication licensee; and if the position of the electric
supply line is so altered from the position which had been
approved in writing by the public telecommunication licensee,
the cost of the alteration shall be borne by the public telecommunication licensee subject to subsection (4).
(3) In any case where the public telecommunication licensee exercises
its powers under this paragraph it shall make arrangements to ensure
that there shall not be any undue interference with supply of water, gas
or compressed air, or with maintenance of drainage or with continuance
of telephonic or telegraphic telecommunication;
(4) Where an under taker (as defined for the purposes of Section 27)
does not agree to alter the position of an electric supply line which,
prior to the commencement of this Act has been laid in a position which
has not been approved in writing, the public telecommunication licensee
may refer the matter to the Minister responsible for the lands and thereupon the provisions of subsection (5) and (6) of section 27 shall apply.
(5) Where the public telecommunication licensee exercises any
power under this section in relation to any property under the control
or management of a local government authority the authority may authorise the representative to execute the work to the satisfaction-of the
representative; and any reasonable expense to which the local government authority is put arising out of the exercise of the power and out
of any supervision shall be borne by the public telecommunication licensee.
(6) Where the public telecommunication licensee, in exercise of any
power under this section, constructs, erects, or places any telephone or
telegraph line or pole or radio link installation in, on, over, under, along
or across any-(a) watercourse, harbour or branch of the sea, it shall be constructed,
erected or placed as not to hinder or obstruct navigation;
(b) road or railway, it shall be so constructed, erected or placed as
not to hinder, obstruct or interfere with, the passage along the
road or railway.
(7) Where any damage is caused to the property by reason of the
exercise of the powers conferred by this section, the owner or occupier
of the property shall be entitled to receive compensation for it from the
public telecommunication licensee in accordance with this Act.
25.-(l) Where any telephone or telegraph line or pole or radio link
installation has under the provisions of this Act been constructed, erected
or placed, in, on, over, under, along or across any property under the phone
control or management of a local government authority and that authority considers it expedient, having regard to circumstances which have a
arisen since the line or pole or radio link installation was so constructed,
erected or placed, that the line or pole or radio link installation should
be removed or that its position should be altered, the authority may
require the public telecommunication licensee to remove it or to jilter
its position, as the case may be, and-
Removal
of telephone
lines etc,
erected on
any propenty