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The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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Draft 2020, ISBN 9780348213089

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Exiting The European Union

Electronic Communications

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 and section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f2.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to wireless telegraphy including radio equipmentf3 and in relation to electronic communicationsf4.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

f2

2018 c. 16. Section 8 was amended by section 27 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1); paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to that Act.

f3

S.I. 1999/2788. There are amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.

f4

S.I. 2001/3495. There are amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments of primary legislation
  3. 3Amendments of subordinate legislation
  4. 4Amendments of retained direct EU legislation
  5. 5Review of legacy services
  6. 6Saving for existing universal service conditions relating to social tariffs
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule 1: Amendments of primary legislation
  9. Part 1: Amendments of Communications Act 2003 coming into force on 21st December 2020
  10. 1Paragraph 1
  11. 2Paragraph 2
  12. 3Paragraph 3
  13. 4Paragraph 4
  14. 5Paragraph 5
  15. 6Paragraph 6
  16. 7Paragraph 7
  17. 8Paragraph 8
  18. 9Paragraph 9
  19. 10Paragraph 10
  20. 11Paragraph 11
  21. 12Paragraph 12
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  27. 18Paragraph 18
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  69. 60Paragraph 60
  70. 61Paragraph 61
  71. 62Paragraph 62
  72. 63Paragraph 63
  73. 64Paragraph 64
  74. 65Paragraph 65
  75. Part 2: Amendments of Communications Act 2003 coming into force on IP completion day
  76. 66Paragraph 66
  77. 67Paragraph 67
  78. 68Paragraph 68
  79. 69Paragraph 69
  80. 70Paragraph 70
  81. 71Paragraph 71
  82. 72Paragraph 72
  83. 73Paragraph 73
  84. 74Paragraph 74
  85. 75Paragraph 75
  86. 76Paragraph 76
  87. 77Paragraph 77
  88. 78Paragraph 78
  89. 79Paragraph 79
  90. Part 3: Amendments of Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 coming into force on 21st December 2020
  91. 80Paragraph 80
  92. 81Paragraph 81
  93. 82Paragraph 82
  94. 83Paragraph 83
  95. 84Paragraph 84
  96. 85Paragraph 85
  97. 86Paragraph 86
  98. 87Paragraph 87
  99. 88Paragraph 88
  100. 89Paragraph 89
  101. 90Paragraph 90
  102. 91Paragraph 91
  103. Part 4: Amendments of Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 coming into force on IP completion day
  104. 92Paragraph 92
  105. 93Paragraph 93
  106. 94Paragraph 94
  107. Schedule 2: Amendments of subordinate legislation
  108. Part 1: Amendments coming into force on 21st December 2020
  109. 1Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003
  110. 2Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2011
  111. 3Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  112. 4Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  113. 5Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  114. Part 2: Amendments coming into force on IP completion day
  115. 6Paragraph 6
  116. Schedule 3: Amendments of retained direct EU legislation
  117. 1Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243
  118. Explanatory note