Every telegraph line or post placed before the passing of this Act under, over, along, across, in or upon any property, for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained by the 1[Central Government], shall be deemed to have been placed in exercise of the powers conferred by, and after observance of all the requirements of, this Act.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Every telegraph line or post placed before the passing of this Act under, over, along, across, in or upon any property, for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained by the <sup>1</sup>[Central Government], shall be deemed to have been placed in exercise of the powers conferred by, and after observance of all the requirements of, this Act. <br><br>