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Communications Act 2003, Cross Heading: Grants for networks and services in Northern Ireland is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 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

Grants for networks and services in Northern IrelandU.K.

149Grants by Department of Enterprise, Trade and InvestmentN.I.

(1)The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment may, in accordance with this section, make payments to persons engaged in, or in commercial activities connected with—

(a)the provision of electronic communications networks and electronic communications services in Northern Ireland; or

(b)improving the extent, quality and reliability of such networks or services.

(2)A payment shall not be made under this section unless in the opinion of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment—

(a)the making of the payment is likely to achieve—

(i)one or more of the purposes set out in subsection (1); and

(ii)any other purposes prescribed by regulations made by that Department with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel; and

(b)the amount of the payment is reasonable having regard to all the circumstances.

(3)Payments under this section shall—

(a)be of such amounts, and

(b)be made subject to such conditions (including conditions as to repayment),

as the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment may determine.

(4)This section extends only to Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I1S. 149 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))

I2S. 149 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)

150Grants by district councilsU.K.

(1)This section applies where a district council in Northern Ireland consider that it would be for the benefit of their area—

(a)for a public electronic communications network or electronic communications service to be provided by a particular person;

(b)for facilities to be made available by a particular person for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision of such a network or service; or

(c)for such a network or service that is being provided by a particular person, or for any such facilities that are being so made available by a particular person, to continue to be provided or made available.

(2)The district council may—

(a)undertake to pay to that person, and

(b)pay him,

whatever sums they think appropriate for, or towards, compensating him for losses sustained in the provision of the network or service or in making the facilities available.

(3)For the purposes of this section it is immaterial—

(a)in the case of a network, whether any part of the network is situated in the council’s area; and

(b)in the case of a service or facility, whether any of the persons to whom the service or facility is provided or made available are in that area.

Commencement Information

I3S. 150 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))

I4S. 150 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)

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