{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-105Z18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-105Z18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/21",
  "legislation_title": "Communications Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003",
  "path": "section/105Z18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "105Z18",
  "heading": "Notification of contravention",
  "text": "(1) Where the Secretary of State determines that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a public communications provider is contravening, or has contravened—\n(a) a requirement imposed by a designated vendor direction, or\n(b) a requirement under section 105Z7,\nthe Secretary of State may give the provider a notification under this section.\n(2) A notification under this section is one which—\n(a) sets out the Secretary of State’s determination;\n(b) specifies the requirement and contravention in respect of which the determination is made;\n(c) specifies the period during which the provider has an opportunity to make representations;\n(d) specifies the steps that the Secretary of State thinks should be taken by the provider in order to—\n(i) comply with the requirement;\n(ii) remedy the consequences of the contravention;\n(e) specifies the penalty which the Secretary of State is minded to impose.\n(3) A notification under this section may be given in respect of more than one contravention.\n(4) If a notification under this section relates to more than one contravention, a separate penalty may be specified under subsection (2)(e) in respect of each contravention.\n(5) If a notification under this section is given in respect of a continuing contravention, it may be given in respect of any period during which the contravention has continued.\n(6) If a notification under this section relates to a continuing contravention, no more than one penalty may be specified under subsection (2)(e) in respect of the period of contravention specified in the notification.\n(7) Notwithstanding subsection (6), in relation to a continuing contravention, a penalty may be specified in respect of each day on which the contravention continues after—\n(a) the giving of a confirmation decision under section 105Z20 which requires immediate action in respect of that contravention (see section 105Z20(6)(a)); or\n(b) the expiry of any period specified in the confirmation decision for complying with the requirement being contravened.\n(8) Where a notification under this section has been given to a public communications provider in respect of a contravention of a requirement, the Secretary of State may give a further notification in respect of the same contravention of that requirement if, and only if—\n(a) the contravention is one occurring after the time of the giving of the earlier notification;\n(b) the contravention is a continuing contravention and the subsequent notification is in respect of so much of a period as falls after a period to which the earlier notification relates; or\n(c) the earlier notification has been withdrawn without a penalty having been imposed in respect of the notified contravention.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 105Z18-105Z21 inserted (17.11.2021) by Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 (c. 31), ss. 20, 28(1)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/105Z18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:16.154105+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}