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Communications Act 2003, Section 369 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

369Matters in relation to which OFCOM have competition functionsU.K.

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(1)In this Chapter references to communications matters are references to any one or more of the following—

(a)the provision of electronic communications networks;

(b)the provision of electronic communications services;

(c)the provision or making available of services or facilities which are provided or made available—

(i)by means of, or in association with the provision (by the same person or another) of, an electronic communications network or electronic communications service; or

(ii)for the purpose of facilitating the use of any such network or service (whether provided by the same person or another);

(d)apparatus used for providing or making available anything mentioned in the preceding paragraphs;

(e)broadcasting and related matters.

[F1(f)the provision of postal services.]

(2)The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of subsection (1) as he may consider appropriate for the purpose of modifying the description of activities in respect of which any of the provisions of this Part—

(a)confer functions on OFCOM under Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) or relate to the carrying out by OFCOM of those functions; or

(b)confer functions on OFCOM under Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) or relate to the carrying out by OFCOM of those functions.

(3)No order is to be made containing provision authorised by this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

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I1S. 369(1)(a)-(d)(2)(3) 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))

I2S. 369(1)(a)-(d) (2) (3) 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)

I3S. 369(1)(e) in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

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