Part IIU.K. Provision of Telecommunication Services

Licensing etc. of telecommunication systemsU.K.

[F17A Licensing proceduresU.K.

[F2(1)Licences granted under section 7 above to particular persons shall be granted on the basis of procedures established by the Secretary of State or the Director, details of which shall be contained in a notice given by him.

(2)The details given in a notice under subsection (1) above in relation to any licences shall include—

(a)time limits for dealing with applications for the grant of a licence;

(b)requirements which must be met for the grant of a licence;

(c)information about the conditions to be included in a licence;

(d)details of the fees or the method of calculating the fees payable in respect of a licence.

(3)Where the person applying for a licence fails to provide any information which the Secretary of State or the Director reasonably requires in order to satisfy himself that the applicant is able to comply with the conditions in the licence the Secretary of State or the Director may refuse to grant the licence.

(4)A notice under this section shall be published in such manner as the Secretary of State or the Director considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of those likely to be affected by them, and a reference to such notice shall also be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.]]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 7A inserted (31.12.1997) by S.I. 1997/2930, reg. 3(7)

F2Ss. 5-8 repealed (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 otherwise) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 147(a), 406, 408, 411, Sch. 19(1) (with Sch. 18, Sch. 19(1) Note 1); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3(2) (as amended (8.12.2003) by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 11)