Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 U.K. Amendments of Broadcasting Acts

Part 1 U.K. Amendments of the 1990 Act

Licences under Part 1 U.K.

1 (1) Section 3 of the 1990 Act (licensing under Part 1) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For “the Commission” and “The Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

(3) In subsection (1), for “Chapter II, III, IV or V of this Part” there shall be substituted “ Chapter 2 or 5 of this Part or section 235 of the Communications Act 2003 ”.

(4) For subsection (8) (saving for telecommunications licences) there shall be substituted—

“(8) The holding by a person of a licence under this Part shall not relieve him of—

(a) any liability in respect of a failure to hold a licence under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949; or

(b) any obligation to comply with requirements imposed by or under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003 (electronic communications networks and electronic communications services).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15 para. 1 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)