{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-costs-regulations-2020/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-costs-regulations-2020/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Costs) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-costs-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Cessation of steps to collect and distribute contributions to a particular amount to be collected",
  "text": "(1) If—\n(a) the deadline for the payment of all contributions towards a particular amount to be compensated has elapsed; and\n(b) either—\n(i) all of that particular amount to be compensated has been distributed to the universal service provider; or\n(ii) OFCOM determine that it would not be appropriate, having regard to the matters set out in regulation 15(3), to take further steps to collect and distribute contributions in respect of that particular amount to be compensated,\nOFCOM may publish a notification of the cessation of steps to collect and distribute contributions in respect of the applicable amount to be compensated under this regulation.\n(2) The notification referred to in regulation 17(1) must provide details of the particular amount to be compensated to which it relates.\n(3) The publication of a notification under this regulation must be in such manner as appears to OFCOM to be appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the persons who, in OFCOM’s opinion, are likely to have an interest in it, or be affected by it.\n(4) In the circumstances specified in regulation 17(1)(b)(ii), following the publication of a notification under regulation 17(1)—\n(a) OFCOM must not take any further steps to secure the payment of unpaid contributions towards the amount to be compensated referred to in the notification published under this regulation;\n(b) OFCOM may not require additional contributions under regulation 15(2) towards the amount to be compensated referred to in the notification published under this regulation; and\n(c) the obligation in regulation 14 is, in respect of the amount to be compensated referred to in the notification published under this regulation, to be replaced with an obligation to transfer such contributions, or parts of contributions, as OFCOM receive from contributors as soon as, in OFCOM’s opinion, it is reasonably practicable to do so.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 17 in force at 15.6.2020, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/545/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:29:59.988031+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."
}