The Telecommunication Meters (Approval Fees) (British Approvals Board for Telecommunications) Order 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 712

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Telecommunication Meters (Approval Fees) (British Approvals Board for Telecommunications) Order 1992

Made

11th March 1992

Laid before Parliament

12th March 1992

Coming into force

6th April 1992

Whereas certain licences granted under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984(1)(“the Act”) being licences to which section 8 of the Act applies include provisions which are framed by reference to meters for the time being approved under section 24 of the Act for use in connection with telecommunication systems to which those licences relate:

Whereas, then, for the purposes of those provisions, meters may be approved for use in connection with those systems under the said section 24 by the Secretary of State:

Whereas the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by the said section 24 (other than the power to make orders) are, pursuant to an appointment(2) for that purpose under section 25 of the Act, exercisable by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (“BABT”) to the extent and subject to the conditions specified in that appointment:

And whereas that appointment authorises BABT to retain any fees received by it:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 24(13) of the Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1984 c. 12.

(2)

The appointment was made on 24th November 1988.