Bare ActsThe Indian Telegraph Act, 1885

Section 9

Application by a licensee

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Application by a licensee.- (1) A licensee shall, for the purposes of establishing overground telegraph infrastructure, upon any immoveable property vested in or under the control or management of any appropriate authority, make an application, supported by such document, to that appropriate authority in such form and manner as may be specified by that appropriate authority. (2). The information along with supporting documents to be provided by the licensee in the application made under sub-rule (1) shall include- (i) a copy of the licence granted by the central Government; (ii) the nature and location, including exact latitude and longitude, of post or other above round contrivances proposed to be established; (iii) the extent of land required for establishment of the overground telelgraph infrastructure, is proposed; (iv) the details of the building or structure, where the establishment of the overground telegraph infrastructure,is Proposed; (v) the copy of approval issued by the duly authorised officer of the Central Government for location of the above ground contrivances proposed to be used for the transmission of Radia waves or Hertzian waves; (vi) the mode of and the time duration for, execution of the work; (vii) the inconvenience that is likely to be caused to the public and the specified measures proposed to be taken to mitigate such inconvenience; (viii) the measures proposed to be taken to ensure public safety during the execution of the work; (ix) the detailed technical design and drawings of the post or other ground contrivances; (x) certification of the technical design by a structural engineer attesting to the structural safety, of the overground telegraph infrastructure; (xi) the names and contact details of the employees of the licensee for the purposes of communication in regard to the application made; (xii) the names and contact details of the employees of the licensee for the purposes of communication in regard to the application made; (xiv) any other matter conncected with or relevant to the work as may be specified, through a general or special order, by the central Government or appropriate State Government or appropriate local authority. (3) Every application under sub-rule(1) shall be accompanied with such fee to meet administrative expenses for examination of the application and proposed work as the appropriate authority may, by general order, deem fit; Provided that the one-time fee, to meet administrative expenses, accompanying every application shall not exceed ten thousand rupees.

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