The Public Telecommunication System Designation (HSCo Limited) Order 1997
S.I. 1997/314 · Made 12 February 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Made 12th February 1997
Laid before Parliament 13th February 1997
Coming into force 14th March 1997
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to HSCo Limited on 23rd January 1997 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984f1 (“the Act”), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in the Licence (“the Applicable Systems”):
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:
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Contents
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This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (HSCo Limited) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 14th March 1997.
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Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Signature
Ian Taylor,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Technology,
Department of Trade and Industry
12th February 1997
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to HSCo Limited a licence on 23rd January 1997 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in the licence for the provision of television and radio transmission services within the United Kingdom. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 13th February 1997. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, HSCo Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 14th March 1997.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.