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The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

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1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 27th June 2013.

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2.  The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003(1) are amended as set out in the Schedule.

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3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) these Regulations cease to have effect at the end of 5th April 2018.

(2) These Regulations continue to have effect after 5th April 2018 in relation to the installation of fixed-line broadband electronic communications apparatus where one of conditions A or B, and condition C are satisfied.

(3) Condition A is that on or before 5th April 2018 the installation of such apparatus has begun.

(4) Condition B is that on or before 5th April 2018 the proposed installation of such apparatus has been notified (where required) by a code operator to each person entitled to be notified of a proposed installation in accordance with the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended by the Schedule).

(5) Condition C is that the installation of such apparatus is completed before 31 May 2018.

Interpretation

4.  In these Regulations—

“code operator” has the meaning in Regulation 2 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003;

“electronic communications apparatus” has the meaning in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984(2);

“fixed line broadband” means a service or connection (commonly referred to as being “always on”), via a fixed-line network, providing a bandwidth greater than narrowband; and

“narrowband” means a service or connection providing data speeds up to 128kbit/second.

Ed Vaizey

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

5th June 2013

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