# The Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (British Telecommunications plc) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1984 Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984 ;
“BT" means British Telecommunications plc;
“the BT licence" means the licence granted by the Secretary of State under section 7 of the 1984 Act to British Telecommunications on 22nd June 1984 to run the telecommunication systems referred to in Annex A thereof, in relation to which BT became the licensee as the nominated successor company on the transfer date ;
“the former licence" means the BT licence in the form it was in immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations;
“the modified licence" means the BT licence as amended by these Regulations; and
“the standard Schedules" means the Schedules to the Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Standard Schedules) Regulations 1999 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2453/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-licence-modification-british-telecommunications-plc-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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