Section 16 of The Telecommunications Act, 2023. View Chapter 3

Removal, relocation or alteration of telecommunication network


   (1)  Where, under section 11 or section 12, telecommunication network has been placed by the facility provider, under, over, along, across, in or upon any property, and any person entitled to do so desires to deal with that property in such a manner so as to render it necessary or convenient that the telecommunication network should be removed or relocated to another part thereof or to a higher or lower level or altered in form, he may require the facility provider to remove, relocate or alter the telecommunication network accordingly.

   (2)  If compensation has been paid under sub-section (6) of section 11, or sub-section (4) of section 12, such person shall, when making the requisition under sub-section (1), tender to the facility provider the amount requisite to defray the expense of the removal, relocation or alteration on such terms as may be mutually agreed.

   (3)  If any dispute arises under this Chapter, the matter shall be determined by the authority referred to in sub-section (2) of section 18.

   (4)  If the facility provider omits to comply with the requisition, the person making such requisition, may apply to the District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the property is situated, to order the relocation or alteration.

   (5)  The District Magistrate receiving the application may, at its discretion and for reasons to be recorded in writing, approve or reject such relocation or alteration, subject to such conditions as it determines fit, including the relocation of the telecommunication network to any other part of the property or to a higher or lower level or for the alteration of its form, and the order so made shall be final.