The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) (Cardiff) Regulations 2008

Assessment of bidder groups

5.—(1) OFCOM shall give notice to each applicant of—

(a) the name of each other applicant and the names of their associates; and

(b) the deadline by when each applicant must notify OFCOM under paragraph (3) or (4) (as the case may be).

(2) On receipt of that notice, each applicant must examine the names of the other applicants and their associates and determine whether any member of its bidder group is also an associate of another applicant or is also an applicant.

(3) Where an applicant determines that a member of its bidder group is also an associate of another applicant or is also an applicant, it must notify the other applicant and OFCOM of that fact by the deadline specified by OFCOM, and OFCOM shall specify a further deadline by when each applicant concerned must—

(a) notify OFCOM of any change in circumstances the effect of which is that no member of its bidder group is an associate of another applicant or is an applicant; and

(b) where changes have occurred to its bidder group, provide OFCOM with versions of the documents provided under regulation 4(3)(a)(i) which comply with those provisions in the changed circumstances.

(4) Where an applicant determines that no member of its bidder group is an associate of another applicant or is an applicant it must notify OFCOM of that fact by the deadline specified by OFCOM.

(5) If it appears to OFCOM from any application that a member of one bidder group is also a member of another bidder group, OFCOM shall give notice to each of the applicants concerned of that fact and specify the deadline by when each applicant concerned must—

(a) notify OFCOM of any change in circumstances the effect of which is that no member of its bidder group is also a member of another bidder group; and

(b) where changes have occurred to its bidder group provide OFCOM with versions of the documents provided under regulation 4(3)(a)(i) which comply with those provisions in the changed circumstances.

(6) OFCOM shall record the members of each applicant’s bidder group as soon as reasonably practicable after the last deadline specified by OFCOM under paragraphs (1), (3) and (5).