{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984/section-110",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984/section-110.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/12",
  "legislation_title": "Telecommunications Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-act-1984",
  "path": "section/110",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "110",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Act 1984.\n(2) The following provisions of this Act, namely—\nsections 2 to 4;\nParts II to IV;\nsections 93 to 95;\nsections 97 to 99;\nsections 101 to 103;\nsection 106;\nsection 109(1) and Schedule 4;\nsection 109(2), (3) and (7);\nPart I of Schedule 5 and section 109(4) so far as relating to that Part; and\nPart I of Schedule 7 and section 109(6) so far as relating to that Part,\nshall come into force on the appointed day.\n(3) The following provisions of this Act, namely—\nPart V;\nPart II of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 and section 109(4) so far as relating to that Part and that Schedule; and\nPart II of Schedule 7 and section 109(6) so far as relating to that Part,\nshall come into force on the transfer date.\n(4) Part III of Schedule 7 and section 109(6) so far as relating to that Part shall come into force on the dissolution of British Telecommunications.\n(5) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) above, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.\n(6) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. VI (ss. 74-92), ss. 102, 106(4)(5), 110(1), Sch. 3 and Sch. 7 Pt. IV extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (1.6.1994) by S.I. 1994/1064, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 110(1) extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (29.12.2003) by The Wireless Telegraphy (Jersey) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3196), art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. I (as amended (27.2.2004) by The Broadcasting and Communications (Jersey) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/308), art. 6(1), Sch. 2 Pt. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 110(2) fully exercised: 5.8.1985 appointed by S.I. 1984/876"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P2",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 110(3) fully exercised: 6.8.1985 appointed by S.I. 1984/876"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P3",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 110(4) fully exercised: British Telecommunications was dissolved on 6.9.1994 by The British Telecommunications (Dissolution) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2162)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P4",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 110(5) partly exercised: S.I. 1984/749, 876"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/12/section/110",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:04:22.261665+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."
}