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Communications Act 2003, Cross Heading: Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 December 2024. 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

Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989U.K.

97(1)The Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)For section 9(3) (requirement for licence to operate driver information systems) there shall be substituted—

(3)The holding by a person of a licence under this section 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).

(3)In paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 (application of telecommunications code to licence holders), for the words “(application of telecommunications code)” there shall be substituted “ (procedure for works involving alteration of electronic communications apparatus) ”.

(4)In paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 (undertakers' works affecting driver information systems)—

(a)in the definition of “relevant undertaker”, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—

(b)any electronic communications code operator;;

(b)in the definition of “undertaker’s works”, in paragraph (b), for “a telecommunication system run by him” there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network provided by him ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 17 para. 97 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))

I2Sch. 17 para. 97 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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