Part 6Miscellaneous and Supplemental
Other miscellaneous provisions
I1I3397Purchase of Duchy of Lancaster land
1
The Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster may, if they think fit, agree with a person who provides a public electronic communications network for the sale, and absolutely make sale, for such sum of money as appears to them sufficient consideration for the same, of any land which—
a
belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster; and
b
is land which that person seeks to acquire for, or in connection with, the provision of his network.
2
In this section “public electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2.
I2I4398Repeal of certain provisions of the Telecommunications Act 1984
1
The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) shall be amended as follows.
2
In Part 5 (transfer of undertakings of British Telecommunications), the following provisions (which include spent provisions) shall cease to have effect—
a
section 60;
b
section 61(1) to (6);
c
section 62;
d
section 63(1) to (4);
e
sections 64 to 67;
f
section 69 to 71;
g
sections 72(2), (4) and (5); and
h
section 73.
3
In section 68(2)
(liability of Secretary of State on winding up), after “any outstanding liability of the successor company” there shall be inserted “
for the payment of pensions
”
.
4
In Part 7 (miscellaneous and supplemental) the following provisions shall cease to have effect—
a
section 93 (grants to promote interests of disabled persons); and
b
section 97 (contributions by local authorities towards the provision of telecommunications facilities).