Television Reception Dishes Act 1986 (NI)

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TELEVISION RECEPTION DISHES ACT 1986

[Consolidated as at 14 July 2003 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980]

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Application 3. Interpretation 4. Installation of landlines

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Television Reception Dishes Act 1986 _______________________________________________________________________

An Act relating to television reception dishes

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Television Reception Dishes Act 1986. Application 2. (1) Nothing in this Act affects the operation of the Building Act 1967. (2) This Act applies notwithstanding the Telecommunications Act 1992. Interpretation 3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — "landline" means a wire, cable or other physical medium that is laid under the surface of the earth for use, or intended for use, to connect a television reception dish and a television receiver; "owner", in relation to land, includes occupier; "television reception dish" means an apparatus designed or intended for the reception of signals transmitted by satellite of — (a) sounds, including speech and music; or (b) visual images, whether or not capable of being used for other purposes. Installation of landlines 4. (1) A person may instal and maintain a landline that is wholly within and on land of which that person is the owner. (2) Subject to the permission of the owner of a parcel of land, a person may instal and maintain, from a television reception dish erected on the person's land, a landline that is on a parcel of land of which the person is not the owner.

NOTES The Television Reception Dishes Act 1986 as shown in this consolidation comprises Act No. 34 of 1986 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below. Enactment Number Date of Application saving or transitional provision and year commencement Television Reception Dishes Act 1986 34, 1986 6.11.86