Version Superseded: 08/02/2007
Point in time view as at 01/07/2004.
Communications Act 2003, Paragraph 14 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 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.
14(1)Section 14 of that Act (penalties and legal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)any offence under section 5(1)(a) of this Act; or”.
(3)In subsection (1A)—
(a)in paragraph (c), for “of the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “ from OFCOM ”; and
(b)paragraph (e) shall cease to have effect.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)paragraph (b) shall cease to have effect; and
(b)for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
(5)In subsections (3A), (3B), (3D) and (3E), for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
(6)In subsection (3B), for “he thinks” there shall be substituted “ they think ”.
(7)In subsection (3D), for “him” there shall be substituted “ them ”.
(8)In subsection (7) (enforcement by civil proceedings)—
(a)after the words “the Crown”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be inserted “ or by OFCOM, ”; and
(b)for the words from “In the application” onwards there shall be substituted— “In the application of this section to Scotland for the words from “civil proceedings” to “appropriate relief” there shall be substituted
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 17 para. 14(1)(2)(3)(b)(4)(a) 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. 14(1) (2) (3)(b) (4)(a) in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)
I3Sch. 17 para. 14(3)(a) (4)(b) (5)-(8) in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)
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