(1) A network facilities provider may, for purposes connected with the provision of network services, carry out the installation of network facilities if —
 

(a) the provider is authorised to do so by a network facilities installation permit issued by the Commission under section 226;
 

(b) the network facilities are low-impact network facilities;
 

(c) the network facilities are temporary network facilities for use by, or on behalf of, the Ministry of Defence for defence purposes; or
 

(d) the installation is carried out for the sole purpose of connecting a building or structure, or a line that forms part of a network facility.

 

(2) The installation of the network facilities authorised by this section may require the approval of the State Authority, local authority, or other relevant authority, if necessary.

 

(3) If subsection (1) authorises a network facilities provider to carry out a particular activity, the provider may, for purposes in connection with the carrying out of that activity —
 

(a) enter on, and occupy, any land; and

 

(b) on, over or under the land, do anything necessary or desirable for those purposes, including —

 

(i) constructing, erecting and placing any post or network facility;

 

(ii) felling and lopping trees and clearing and removing other vegetation and undergrowth;

 

(iii) making cuttings and excavations;

 

(iv) restoring the surface of the land and, for that purpose, removing and disposing of soil, vegetation and other material;

 

(v) erecting temporary workshops and sheds and other temporary buildings; and

 

(vi)levelling the surface of the land and making roads.
 

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, determine that specified network facilities are low-impact network facilities.