3.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Director in carrying out any of the functions set out in these Regulations to act in accordance with the policy objectives and regulatory principles in Article 8 of the Framework Directive.
(2) Where it appears to the Director that any of those policy objectives or regulatory principles conflict with each other, he must secure that the conflict is resolved in the manner he thinks best in the circumstances.
(3) Where it appears to the Director that any of his duties in section 3 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 conflict with one or more of those policy objectives or regulatory principles, priority must be given to those objectives and principles.