Communications Act 2003

103 (1) This paragraph applies to the following provisions of that Act— U.K.

(a) section 236(2) (exception to extinguishment of rights over land compulsorily acquired);

(b) section 237(3) (saving from power to override certain rights);

(c) section 256 (Secretary of State’s orders affecting telecommunications apparatus);

(d) section 260 (orders by other authorities affecting telecommunication apparatus);

(e) section 272 (extinguishment of rights of telecommunications code system operators);

(f) section 273(7) and (8) (notices given to developing authority);

(g) section 274(2) (making of orders);

(h) section 279(3) (right to compensation).

(2) In each of the provisions to which this paragraph applies—

(a) for “telecommunications code”, wherever occurring (except in the expression “telecommunications code system”), there shall be substituted “ electronic communications code ”;

(b) for “a telecommunications code system” and “any telecommunications code system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network ”;

(c) for “telecommunications apparatus” and “telecommunication apparatus”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ electronic communications apparatus ”;

(d) for “the telecommunications code system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ the electronic communications code network ”;

(e) for “system”, wherever occurring (except in the expression “telecommunications code system”), there shall be substituted “ network ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 para. 103 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))

I2 Sch. 17 para. 103 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)