{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-362AC",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-362AC.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/21",
  "legislation_title": "Communications Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003",
  "path": "section/362AC",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "362AC",
  "heading": "Statement relating to designation functions",
  "text": "(1) OFCOM must prepare and publish a statement providing—\n(a) information about the methods applied in determining the matters in sections 362AA(3), (4) and (5) and 362AB(2), and\n(b) such other information relating to the determination of those matters as OFCOM consider appropriate.\n(2) OFCOM may revise or replace a statement published under this section and, where they do so, must publish the revised or replacement statement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 3A inserted (24.5.2024 for specified purposes, 23.8.2024 except for the insertion of ss. 362AA(1)(a)(c)(5)(8), 362AJ, 362AK, 362AO) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 28(1), 55(1)(a); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(h) (with reg. 2(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/362AC",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:08:53.877248+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}