Telecommunications Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Erection, Maintenance and Repair of Telecommunication Installations
29. Exemption from distress and attachment, etc.
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The installation or plant used for telecommunications of a public telecommunication licensee shall not be subject to distress or be liable to be taken under or pursuant to an enforcement order under any process of a court in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against any person without the Minister’s prior written approval.
installation or plant used for telecommunications
“installation or plant used for telecommunications” includes all buildings, lands, structures, machinery, equipment, cables, poles and lines used or intended for use in connection with telecommunications;
Every installation or plant used for telecommunications placed under, over, along, across, in or upon any property by a public telecommunication licensee remains the property of the licensee concerned whether or not it has become in whole or in part a fixture.[25
public telecommunication licensee
“public telecommunication licensee” means a person designated by the Authority under section 8;