Telecommunications Act 1984

78 (1) In section 63(3) of the [1981 c. 38.] 1981 Act (activities requiring consultation with the Secretary of State)—

(a) immediately before the definition of " the relevant period " there shall be inserted the following definition: —

• “' outside persons ' means persons other than the Post Office, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Post Office, public telecommunications operators and subsidiaries of such operators ;”; and

(b) in the definition of " the relevant purpose ", for the words " British Telecommunications or a subsidiary of British Telecommunications " there shall be substituted the words " a public telecommunications operator or a subsidiary of such an operator ".

(2) In section 85(1) of that Act (general interpretation) the definition of " outside persons " shall cease to have effect.