Telegraph Act 1899
Vict/62-63 c. 38 · Enacted 9 August 1899 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland
F1An Act to make further Provision for the Improvement of Telephonic Communication, and otherwise with respect to Telegraphs.
[9th August 1899]
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Textual amendments
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Act repealed (N.I.) by S.R. 1973/285; Act otherwise repealed (25.7.2003 for specified purposes and 29.12.2003 for further specified purposes) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 406(6)(7), 408, 411(2), Sch. 19(1) (with Sch. 18); 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(2) (with art. 11)
Contents
- 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 2Payment of expenses of exercise of powers under telephone licence.
- 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 4Short title.
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
2Payment of expenses of exercise of powers under telephone licence.
Where the council of a borough or F2a district are licensed F3to run a public telecommunication system (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1984), they may . . . F4 borrow money for the purpose . . . and the council may, subject to the provisions . . . F5of the licence, exercise their powers under the licence throughout the area for which it is granted, although part of that area may be outside the borough or district.
In the application of this Act to Scotland, a royal or parliamentary burgh shall be substituted for a borough, and a police burgh for a district . . . F6
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