# The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003, Regulation 10: Maintenance and the safety of apparatus

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A code operator shall inspect and maintain his electronic communications apparatus, other than apparatus installed underground or inside a building or other permanent structure, so as to ensure that it will not cause injury to any person or damage to property.
(2) A code operator who receives a report that any electronic communications apparatus of his, wherever installed, is in a dangerous state shall investigate that report and, if necessary, make the apparatus safe.
(3) A code operator shall inform the highway authority or, in Scotland, the roads authority of the arrangements he has made to comply with paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2553/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-code-conditions-and-restrictions-regulations-2003/regulation-10
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