SCHEDULE 1Amendments of primary legislation
PART 1Amendments of Communications Act 2003 coming into force on 21st December 2020
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Section 135 (information required for purposes of certain OFCOM functions) M1 is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2), after paragraph (f) insert—
g
a person who provides or has provided a number-independent interpersonal communications service and appears to OFCOM to have information relevant to their functions under section 14(1).
3
In subsection (3), after paragraph (f) insert—
fa
ascertaining whether a commitment which is made binding by a commitments decision continues to be effective for the purpose for which it was made binding under section 93A(8);
4
After subsection (3A) insert—
3B
In subsection (2)(g), “number-independent interpersonal communications service” means an interpersonal communications service, as defined by section 32A(2), other than—
a
a number-based interpersonal communications service; or
b
a service where the interpersonal and interactive communication is merely a minor ancillary feature that is intrinsically linked to another service.