1[19A. Person exercising legal right likely to damage telegraph or interfere with telegraphic
communication to give notice.__ (1) Any person desiring to deal in the legal exercise of a right with
any�� property in such a manner as is likely to cause damage to a telegraph line 2[, post or works]
which has been duly placed in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or to interrupt or interfere
with telegraphic communication, shall give not less than one month’s notice in writing of the intended
exercise of such right to the telegraph authority, or to any telegraph officer whom the telegraph
authority may empower in this behalf.
(2) If any such person without having complied with the provisions of subsection (1) deals with
any property in such a manner as is likely to cause damage to any telegraph line 2[, post or works], or
to interrupt or interfere with telegraphic communi cation, a Magistrate of the first or second class may,
on the appli cation of the telegraph authority, 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 Magistrate
necessary to remedy or prevent such damage, interruption or interference during such period.
(3) A person dealing with any property in the manner referred to in subsection (1) with the bona
fide intention of averting immi nent danger of personal injury to himself or any other human being
shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of the said subsection if he gives such notice
of the intended exer cise of the right as is in the circumstances possible, or where no such previous
notice can be given without incurring the imminent danger referred to above, if he forthwith gives
notice of the actual exercise of such right to the authority or officer specified in the said subsection.]
3[19B. Power to confer upon licensee powers of telegraph authority under this Part. The
4[Federal Government] may, by notification in the 5[official Gazette], confer upon any licensee under
section 4, in respect of the extent of his license and subject to any conditions and restrictions which
the 4[Federal Government] may think fit to impose and to the provisions of this Part, all or any of the
powers which the telegraph authority possesses under this Part with regard to a telegraph established
or maintained by the Go vernment or to be so established or maintained:
Provided that the notice prescribed in section 19A shall always be given to the telegraph authority
or officer empowered to receive notice under section 19A (1).]
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1 S.19A ins. by the Indian Telegraph (Amdt.) Act, 1914 (7 of 1914), s. 5.
2 Subs. by the Telegraph (Amdt.) Act, 1975 (67 of 1975), s. 12, for “or post” .
3 S.19B ins. by Act 7 of 1914, s. 5.
4 Subs. by Act 67 of 1975, s. 2, for “Central Government” which was previously subs. by A. O., 1937, for “G. G. in C”.
5 Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”.
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