Introductory text
Electronic Communications
Made 4th July 2016
Laid before Parliament 4th July 2016
Coming into force 31st July 2016
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act M1.
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in respect of matters relating to electronic communications M2.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to the Framework Directive M3 to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (“the 2006 Act”) and section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act.
- M2
S.I. 2001/3495, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
- M3
For the definition of “the Framework Directive”, see regulation 2.