Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 U.K. Amendments of Broadcasting Acts

Part 2 U.K. Amendments of the 1996 Act

Offence of providing false information U.K.

139 (1) Section 144 of the 1996 Act (offence of providing false information) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “to the relevant authority a statement”, in each place, there shall be substituted “ a statement to OFCOM ”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “the relevant authority” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

(4) Subsection (5) shall cease to have effect.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15 para. 139 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)