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Regulation 55 Signal integrityI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (general savings on repeal)f1 applies in relation to the expiry of Chapter 4A of Part 3 of the 2003 Act (see regulation 49) with the modification in paragraph (2).

(2)

OFCOM may not begin or continue any investigation into a signal integrity breach, or give a notice under section 347D or 347E of the 2003 Act in respect of a signal integrity breach, unless the breach is brought to OFCOM’s attention before the final complaints day.

(3)

A “signal integrity breach” means either or both of the following—

(a)

a contravention of section 347A(2) of the 2003 Act;

(b)

a failure to comply with a demand for information made under section 347C of that Act.

(4)

The “final complaints day” is the last day of the period of 20 working days beginning with IP completion day.

(5)

In this regulation—

  • “the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 2003;

  • “working day” means a day other than—

    1. (a)

      Saturday or Sunday, or

    2. (b)

      a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971f2 in any part of the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 55 in force at 1.11.2020, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

1978 c. 30.

f2

1971 c. 80 (for the definition of “bank holiday” see section 1 and Schedule 1).