Notice to facility provider
Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 deals with notice to facility provider. Any person desiring to exercise his right to deal with his property in such a manner as is likely to cause damage or to interrupt or interfere with the telecommunication network established under the provisions of this Act, or to interrupt or interfere with telecommunication services, shall give pri The Act was enacted on 24 Dec 2023.
(1) Any person desiring to exercise his right to deal with his property in such a manner as is likely to cause damage or to interrupt or interfere with the telecommunication network established under the provisions of this Act, or to interrupt or interfere with telecommunication services, shall give prior notice of such duration and in such manner, as may be prescribed, to the facility provider, the Central Government or to any authority that may be notified by the Central Government.
(2) The facility provider shall respond to such notice with details of such telecommunication network and precautionary measures to be undertaken, within such timelines as may be prescribed.
(3) Where a person referred to in sub-section (1) gives a notice of his exercise of the right relating to his property with the bona fide intention of averting imminent danger of personal injury to himself or any other person, such person shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of the said sub-section.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1), or deals with any property in such a manner as is likely to cause, or causes, damage to any telecommunication network, or is likely to interrupt or interfere, or interrupts or interferes with telecommunication services, a District Magistrate may, on the application of the facility provider, order such person to abstain from dealing with such property in such manner for a period not exceeding one month from the date of his order and forthwith to take such action with regard to such property as may be in the opinion of the District Magistrate necessary to remedy or prevent such damage, interruption or interference during such period.
(5) If any dispute arises relating to damages, the matter shall be determined by the authority referred to under sub-section (2) of section 18.
Section 17, The Telecommunications Act, 2023 (Act 44 of 2023).
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Questions about Section 17
What does Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act deal with?
Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act is headed "Notice to facility provider". Any person desiring to exercise his right to deal with his property in such a manner as is likely to cause damage or to interrupt or interfere with the telecommunication network established under the provisions of this Act, or to interrupt or interfere with telecommunication services, shall give pri
How do I find court cases under Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Telecommunications Act 2023 17, section 17 Telecommunications Act 2023, section 17 of the Telecommunications Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 18 (Dispute resolution relating to this Chapter), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Telecommunications (Right of Way) Rules, 2024 (2024).
When was Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act enacted?
Section 17 of the Telecommunications Act, cited as Telecommunications Act 2023 17, was enacted on 24 Dec 2023 as Act 44 of 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 56. Power of Central Government to make rules1016 words
- 59. Amendment to Act 24 of 1997827 words
- 2. Definitions497 words
- 42. General provisions relating to offences476 words
- 3. Authorisation452 words
- 20. Provisions for public emergency or public safety390 words
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