Office of Communications Act 2002

6 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “existing regulator” means any of the following—

  (a)

  the Broadcasting Standards Commission;

  (b)

  the Director General of Telecommunications;

  (c)

  the Independent Television Commission;

  (d)

  the Radio Authority;

• “enactment” includes an enactment passed after the passing of this Act;

• “modification” includes omissions, alterations and additions, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “relevant proposals about the regulation of communications” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(3); and

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).

(2) In this Act—

(a) references to functions of an existing regulator or of the Secretary of State include references to functions conferred by any enactment or subordinate legislation at any time after the passing of this Act; and

(b) references to functions relating to wireless telegraphy include references to functions under any enactment contained in, or subordinate legislation made under, any of the following—

(i) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (c. 54);

(ii) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (c. 72);

(iii) the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 (c. 41);

(iv) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 (c. 6);

(v) Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12).