{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-bodies-modification-of-functions-of-ofcom-order-2013/article-6",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111101919",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Bodies (Modification of Functions of OFCOM) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-bodies-modification-of-functions-of-ofcom-order-2013",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendments of the Office of Communications Act 2002",
  "text": "After paragraph 16 insert—\n“Consent requirement for changes to certain bodies established by OFCOM\n16A. (1) OFCOM may not—\n(a) abolish a relevant body,\n(b) remove functions from a relevant body, or\n(c) materially restrict the conditions under which a relevant body may exercise functions,\nwithout the consent of the Secretary of State.\n(2) In this paragraph “relevant body” means—\n(a) the Consumer Panel established under section 16 of the Communications Act 2003; or\n(b) a committee established by OFCOM which, immediately before the coming into force of this paragraph, was—\n(i) the Content Board established in accordance with section 12 of the Communications Act 2003;\n(ii) the advisory committee for any part of the United Kingdom established in accordance with section 20 of that Act; or\n(iii) the advisory committee on elderly and disabled people established in accordance with section 21 of that Act.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111101919/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:15:11.855517+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."
}