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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-security-and-telecommunications-infrastructure-act-2022-commencement-no-1-regulations-2023/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/109",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-security-and-telecommunications-infrastructure-act-2022-commencement-no-1-regulations-2023",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations bring specified provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (c. 46) (“the Act”) into force. Regulation 2 brings into force on 7th February 2023 sections 57, 60 and 75 of the Act. Regulation 3 brings into force on 17th April 2023 sections 58 and 59 of the Act.\nSections 57 to 60 of the Act insert new provisions into, or otherwise amend, the electronic communications code (the “code”) set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), as modified by Schedule 2 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) for transitional purposes.\nSection 57 of the Act provides for a code right for telecommunications operators to share electronic communications apparatus with other operators and provides for related code rights. Sections 58 and 59 of the Act provide for upgrading and sharing rights in relation to such apparatus. Section 60 of the Act provides for a new power to fly lines from such apparatus kept by another operator and provides for related rights to upgrade, or carry out works to, such apparatus. “Electronic communications apparatus” is defined in paragraph 5(1) of the code.\nSection 75 sets out a definition of the code for the purposes of these provisions of the Act.\nThe Explanatory Notes to the Act provide further explanation of the reforms to the code introduced by sections 57 to 60 of the Act and are available online (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/46/notes/contents) and in hard copy from TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN (telephone orders/general enquiries: 0333 202 5070).\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/109/note",
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  "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."
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