Communications Act 2003

40 (1) The Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 41 (exceptions from powers to make byelaws etc.), in subsections (4) and (12)—

(a) for “the running of a telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “ the provision of an electronic communications code network ”;

(b) for “the telecommunications code” there shall be substituted “ the electronic communications code ”;

(c) for “such system” there shall be substituted “ such network ”.

(3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (exceptions from procedure for taking common land)—

(a) for “the telecommunications code” there shall be substituted “ the electronic communications code ”;

(b) for “a telecommunications code system” there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 para. 40 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

I2 Sch. 17 para. 40 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)