Prescription of transmission service easement

Abstract

The topic of this study is the possibility of acquisitive prescription of transmission easement, an institution that was implemented into Polish law on 3 August 2008. On the basis of the analysis of the legal literature and the Supreme Court jurisprudence it has been concluded that it is possible to acquire the transmission easement by using legal references to other legal regulations defined in the civil code. Another conclusion that can be drawn from this work is that it is possible to reconstruct the prerequisites for the power of way easement acquisitions, within the scope of which reference is made to the provisions on the acquisitions of real estate and land easement. As a result, three prerequisites should be distinguished as the basis for the power of way easement acquisitions, specifically: the possession of the easement, the use of a permanent and visible facility and the passage of time. The last conclusion is the view that, despite the dispute in legal doctrine, it is possible to include the period of possession of the easement before August 3, 2008, to the period of possession of the transmission easement following that date and consequently to reduce the term of the transmission easement prescription by that period. The subject of this paper deserves special attention because many legal solutions applicable to the preservation of the easement of land, the preservation of the easement of land with the content corresponding to the transmission easement or the preservation of real estate are reflected in the legal considerations developed by the legal doctrine and the jurisprudence and referring to the possibility of the preservation of the transmission easement while omitting such a possibility by the legislator in the provisions of civil law.