Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018

Deposited map

8. (1) The Minister shall deposit in the offices of the Department a map (in this Act referred to as the “deposited map”) bearing thereon the words “Deposited under section 8 of the Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018 ” and showing the route.

(2) The deposited map shall be retained in the Department.

(3) The Minister shall make the deposited map available for inspection, free of charge, by any person at all reasonable times at the offices of the Department.

(4) A copy of the deposited map or any particular part of it shall be given to a person who requests it on payment of a fee which shall not exceed the reasonable cost of copying the map or part of it.

(5) (a) Prima facie evidence of the deposited map or any specified part of it may be given in any court or any legal proceedings by the production of a copy of it purporting to be certified to be a copy by an officer of the Minister, authorised by the Minister, in that behalf.

(b) It shall not be necessary to prove the signature of the officer referred to in paragraph (a) or that he or she was in fact such officer or was so authorised for the purposes of this subsection.