{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-148",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-148.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/21",
  "legislation_title": "Communications Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003",
  "path": "section/148",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "148",
  "heading": "Powers of local authorities in connection with networks",
  "text": "(1) A local authority may borrow money for the purpose of providing a public electronic communications network or public electronic communications service.\n(2) A local authority may—\n(a) provide a public electronic communications network part of which is outside their area; and\n(b) provide a public electronic communications service even if some of the persons to whom they provide the service are outside their area.\n(3) In this section, a “local authority” means—\n(a) in relation to England, a London borough council or a district council;\n(b) in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;\n(c) in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 148 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": "S. 148 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": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/148",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:16.154105+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}