{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/schedule-17/paragraph-57",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/schedule-17/paragraph-57.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/21",
  "legislation_title": "Communications Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003",
  "path": "schedule/17/paragraph/57",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "57",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64)—\n(a) section 16(2) (exception to extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired);\n(b) section 19(2) (saving from the power to override certain rights);\n(c) section 24 (apparatus kept installed for purposes of telecommunications code system);\n(d) section 26(8) (extinguishment of rights of way and removal of apparatus);\n(e) section 39(7) (power of development corporation to transfer undertakings).\n(2) In the provisions to which this paragraph applies—\n(a) for “in accordance with the telecommunications code”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ in accordance with the electronic communications code ”;\n(b) for “a telecommunications code system” and “any telecommunications code system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network ”;\n(c) for “telecommunication apparatus”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ electronic communications apparatus ”;\n(d) for “the running of the telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “ the provision of the electronic communications code network ”;\n(e) for “the running of such a system” there shall be substituted “ the provision of such a network ”;\n(f) for “such system” and “the system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted, respectively, “ such network ” and “ the network ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 17 para. 57 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 17 para. 57 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2016/25",
      "affecting_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/17/paragraph/57",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:16.154105+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}