Cap. 81 Art. 4Power to order placing of cable, etc..

(1) For the purposes of this Act, it shall be lawful for the competent infrastructure regulator, either of its own initiative or on the application of a network operator made in accordance with this

Part, to order the installation of facilities on, over or under public or private property. Any such order shall be notified by the aforesaid regulator to the owner of the said tenement at least ten days prior to the carrying out of any of the works aforesaid.

(2) The competent infrastructure regulator shall consider and decide an application by a network operator for the granting of rights to install facilities on, over or under public or private property in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Part.

(3) Where public or local authorities retain ownership or control of undertakings providing any utility services and, or networks, there shall be in place an effective structural separation of the function responsible for granting the rights referred to in sub-article (2) from the activities associated with ownership or control.