{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984/section-97",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984/section-97.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/12",
  "legislation_title": "Telecommunications Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984",
  "path": "section/97",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "97",
  "heading": "Contributions by local authorities towards provision of facilities.",
  "text": "(1) Where a local authority consider that it would be for the benefit of the whole or any part of their area that—\n(a) any additional telecommunication facilities should be provided; or\n(b) any existing telecommunication facilities should continue to be provided,\nby a public telecommunications operator, whether within or outside the area to be benefited, the authority may undertake to pay to that operator any loss he may sustain by reason of the provision or continued provision of those facilities.\n(2) In the application of this section to Scotland, nothing in subsection (1) above shall authorise the giving of an undertaking as respects the provision or continued provision of facilities outside the area to be benefited.\n(3) In this section “local authority”—\n(a) in relation to England . . ., means a county council, , a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or, a parish council . . .;\n(aa) in relation to Wales, means a county council, a county borough council or a community council;\n(b) in relation to Scotland, means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;\n(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 97 repealed (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 otherwise) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 398(4)(b), 406, 408, 411, Sch. 19(1) (with Sch. 18, Sch. 19(1) Note 1); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3(2) (as amended (8.12.2003) by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 97(3)(a) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 72(a), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 102(2)(3), Sch. 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 97(3)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 72(a) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 97(3)(a) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 72(a), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 97(3)(aa) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 72(b) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 97(3)(b) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 133(2); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(b)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/12/section/97",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:04:22.261665+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."
}