Regulation 2 Amendment of the Open Internet Access (EU Regulation) Regulations 2016

(1)

The Open Internet Access (EU Regulation) Regulations 2016^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1, after paragraph (2), insert—

“(3)
In these Regulations, references to OFCOM’s functions under the EU Regulation should be read as references to OFCOM’s functions for the purposes of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the EU Regulation.”.

(3)

Omit regulation 4 (National Regulatory Authority).

(4)

Omit regulation 5 (BEREC guidelines).

(5)

In regulation 7—

(a)

in paragraph (1), before “OFCOM shall” insert “Subject to paragraph (2A),”;

(b)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)
A requirement imposed under paragraph (1) must be concerned with—

(a)
technical characteristics;

(b)
minimum quality of service requirements;

(c)
any other measure that is appropriate and necessary for either or both of the purposes in paragraph (2).”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2016/607.