Communications Act 2003

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1(1)Section 3 of the 1990 Act (licensing under Part 1) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)For “the Commission” and “The Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

(3)In subsection (1), for “Chapter II, III, IV or V of this Part” there shall be substituted “ Chapter 2 or 5 of this Part or section 235 of the Communications Act 2003 ”.

(4)For subsection (8) (saving for telecommunications licences) there shall be substituted—

(8)The holding by a person of a licence under this Part shall not relieve him of—

(a)any liability in respect of a failure to hold a licence under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949; or

(b)any obligation to comply with requirements imposed by or under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003 (electronic communications networks and electronic communications services).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 15 para. 1 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)