{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electronic-communications-and-wireless-telegraphy-amendment-european-electronic-communications-code-and-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electronic-communications-and-wireless-telegraphy-amendment-european-electronic-communications-code-and-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780348213089",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electronic-communications-and-wireless-telegraphy-amendment-european-electronic-communications-code-and-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Review of legacy services",
  "text": "During the period beginning with 21st December 2020 and ending with IP completion day, section 72A of the Communications Act 2003 is to have effect as if after subsection (3) there were inserted—\n“(3A) OFCOM may on their own initiative review and report to the Secretary of State on the extent to which any provision falling within section 65(2BC) made by the universal service order continues to be necessary in the circumstances.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 72A was inserted by section 1(7) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 65(2BC) is inserted by paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 1 to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780348213089/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:48:55.527112+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."
}