The Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017

National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016

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57.—(1) The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 15 (protective provisions), in Part 2 (protection for operators of electronic communications code networks)—

(a)in paragraph 8(2)—

(i)omit the definition of “conduit system”;

(ii)in paragraph (a) of the definition of “electronic communications code network”, for “conduit system” substitute “infrastructure system”;

(iii)in the appropriate place insert—

“infrastructure system” has the same meaning as in the electronic communications code and references to providing an infrastructure system are to be construed in accordance with paragraph 7 of that code;;

(b)in paragraph 9, for “paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984” substitute “Part 10 of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003”.