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PART III.
Power to place Telegraph Lines and Posts.
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10. (1) The Director of Public Works may place and maintain, and may authorize a person licensed under section 3 to place and maintain, a telegraph line under, over, along or across, and posts in or upon, any immovable property.
(2) Neither the Government nor a licensed person shall by the exercise of the powers conferred by this section acquire any right other than that of user only in any property over, along, across, in or upon which any telegraph line or post has been so placed.
(3) In the exercise of the powers conferred by this section the Director of Public Works and any licensed person so authorized as aforesaid shall do as little damage as possible, and when those powers have been exercised in respect of any property, full compensation shall be paid by the Director of Public Works or by the licensed person, whichever has exercised the powers, to all persons interested for any damage sustained by reason of the exercise of such powers.
(4) The Director of Public Works or any licensed person so authorized as aforesaid may at any time for the purpose of examining, repairing, altering or removing any telegraph line or post erected or maintained by him, enter on the property under, over, along, across, in or upon which the line or post has been placed.
(5) The Director of Public Works may for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by this section alter, or may authorize a licensed person to alter, the position of any pipe or wire, not being a main, for the supply of gas or electricity. Provided that when it is desired to alter the position of any such pipe or wire reasonable notice of the intention to do so shall be given by the Director of Public Works or by the licensed person, whichever is concerned, to the person under whose control such pipe or wire is.
11. (1) If the exercise of the powers mentioned in section 10, in respect of property referred to in subsection (4) thereof, is resisted or obstructed, a magistrate may, on a
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10. (1) The Director of Public Works may place and Power to maintain, and may authorize a person licensed under sec- maintain tion 3 to place and maintain, a telegraph line under, over, along or across, and posts in or upon, any immovable property.
(2) Neither the Government nor a licensed person shall by the exercise of the powers conferred by this section acquire any right other than that of user only in any property over, along, across, in or upon which any telegraph line or post has been so placed.
(3) In the exercise of the powers conferred by this section the Director of Public Works and any licensed person so authorized as aforesaid shall do as little damage as pos- sible, and when those powers have been exercised in respect of any property, full compensation shall be paid by the Director of Public Works or by the licensed person, which- ever has exercised the powers, to all persons interested for any damage sustained by reason of the exercise of such
powers.
(4) The Director of Public Works or any licensed person so authorized as aforesaid may at any time for the purpose of examining, repairing, altering or removing any telegraph line or post erected or maintained by him, enter on the property under, over, along, across, in or upon which the line or post has been placed.
(5) The Director of Public Works may for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by this section alter, or may authorize a licensed person to alter, the position of any pipe or wire, not being a main, for the supply of gas or electricity Provided that when it is desired to alter the position of any such pipe or wire reasonable notice of the intention to do so shall be given by the Director of Public Works or by the licensed person, whichever is concerned, to the person under whose control such pipe or wire is.
11. (1) If the exercise of the powers mentioned in section 10, in respect of property referred to in subsection (4) thereof, is resisted or obstructed, a magistrate may, on a
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compensation in case of property.
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