s 66 Protection of installation or plant used for telecommunications
66.—(1) A person must not, without the written approval of the Authority —(a) lay or carry any mains, pipes, conduits, circuits or wires in, along, through, across, over or under any street or place in a manner which is likely to interfere with or cause damage to any installation or plant used for telecommunications; or (b) affix any placard, advertisement, notice or other thing in or on, or paint, tar or in any way disfigure any installation or plant used for telecommunications. (2) Any approval under subsection (1) may be refused by the Authority or granted by the Authority on such terms and conditions as it may determine. (3) Where the commission by any person of an offence under subsection (1) is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence; and a person may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of this subsection whether or not proceedings are taken against the firstmentioned person. (4) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is, subject to subsection (5), a defence for the person charged to prove that the person took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence. (5) Where the defence provided by subsection (4) involves an allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person, the person charged is not, without permission of the court, entitled to rely on that defence unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, the person charged has served on the prosecutor a written notice giving such information identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person as was then in the possession of the person charged.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (6) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, in addition to the forfeiture of any equipment seized, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[47