# Highways Act 1980, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W

For the purposes of paragraph 7 above—
(a) an extention of apparatus to a length greater than the length of existing apparatus shall not be treated as a placing of apparatus of greater dimensions than those of the existing apparatus;
(b) where the provision of a joint in a cable is agreed, or is determined to be necessary, the consequential provision of a jointing chamber or of a manhole shall be treated as if it also had been agreed or had been so determined.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/schedule/12/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980/schedule-12/paragraph-8
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