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Statutory Instruments
Electronic Communications
Made
5th November 2020
Laid before Parliament
10th November 2020
Coming into force
31st December 2020
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to electronic communications.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act.
S.I. 2001/3495. See article 2 and Schedule 1 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Ac 2020 (c. 1). Section 2(2) of the 1972 Act was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). In so far as these Regulations deal with matters that are within the devolved competence of Scottish Ministers, the power of the Secretary of State to make regulations in relation to those matters in or as regards Scotland is preserved by section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
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