The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)

10.—(1) This paragraph shall apply to the following provisions of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984(1)—

(a)section 50 (planting of trees, shrubs and grass or other plants by roads authority);

(b)section 75 (bridges over and tunnels under navigable waters);

(c)section 78(4) (power to divert waters when constructing or improving public road etc.);

(d)section 132 (saving for operators of telecommunications code systems); and

(e)section 151(4) (interpretation).

(2) In each of the provisions to which this paragraph applies—

(a)for “the telecommunications code”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “the electronic communications code”;

(b)for “telecommunication apparatus” and “telecommunications apparatus”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “electronic communications apparatus”;

(c)for “a telecommunications code system” wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “an electronic communications code network”; and

(d)for “system”, wherever occurring (except in the expressions “telecommunications code system” and “driver information system”), there shall be substituted “network”.

(3) In section 151(1) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “statutory undertaker”, for “telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “electronic communications code network”.