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Communications Act 2003, Section 293 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

293Review of approved networking arrangements etc.U.K.
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(1)It shall be the duty of OFCOM from time to time to carry out general reviews of the networking arrangements (whether approved or imposed by OFCOM) that are in force.

(2)The first such review must be carried out no later than six months after the date on which the offers made under section 215(1) close or (if those offers close on different dates) the latest of those dates.

(3)Every subsequent review must be carried out no more than [F1one year] [F1five years] after the previous one.

(4)OFCOM may also, at any other time, carry out a review of whether those arrangements continue to satisfy one of the two competition tests set out in paragraph 6 of Schedule 11.

(5)If, on a review under this section, OFCOM are satisfied that modifications are required of the networking arrangements for the time being in force, they may—

(a)require the holders of regional Channel 3 licences to give effect to the modifications proposed by OFCOM; or

(b)in the case of arrangements imposed by OFCOM, make those modifications themselves.

(6)OFCOM must not exercise any of their powers under this Act or the 1990 Act so as to modify the requirements imposed on the holder of a regional Channel 3 licence by approved networking arrangements that are already in force except—

(a)following a review under this section; or

(b)with the consent of the licence holder.

(7)The regulatory regime for every Channel 3 service includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that the licence holder does all that he can to ensure that modifications proposed by OFCOM under this section are given effect to.

(8)In this section “approved networking arrangements” has the same meaning as in section 291.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 293(3) substituted (23.8.2024 for specified purposes) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 15(5), 55(3)(a); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 3, Sch.

Commencement Information

I1S. 293 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

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