The Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Regulations 2017

These Regulations may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Regulations 2017 and come into force, subject to paragraph (2), on the day that section 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 3 to, the Digital Economy Act 2017 come fully into force.

Paragraphs 2 to 7, 9, 29 and 30 of the Schedule come into force immediately after Schedule 3 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 comes fully into force.

These Regulations do not extend to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

Subject to paragraph (3), any amendment by these Regulations of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment specified.

The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 3 (power to extinguish certain public rights of way over land acquired), in subsection (4A)^f2—

The Opencast Coal Act 1958^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 45 (provisions as to telegraphic lines), in subsection (4), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Highways Act 1980^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 334 (savings relating to electronic communications apparatus), in subsection (12), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 132 (savings for operators of electronic communications code networks), in subsection (4), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Airports Act 1986^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 62 (electronic communications apparatus), in subsection (6), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 256 (electronic communications apparatus: orders by the Secretary of State), in subsection (5), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 212 (electronic communications apparatus), in subsection (7), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Communications Act 2003 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 17 (minor and consequential amendments), in paragraph 1 (interpretation)—

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003^f1 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 1 (path orders), in paragraph 12, for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 58(1) (interpretation), for paragraph (b) of the definition of “statutory undertaker” substitute—

“(b)

an operator of an electronic communications code network (within the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003);”.

The Crossrail Act 2008^f1 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 7 (planning conditions)—

In Schedule 17 (protective provisions), in Part 4 (protection of electronic communications code networks), in paragraph 3, for “paragraph 9” substitute “Part 8”.

The Planning Act 2008^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 138 (extinguishment of rights etc.), for subsection (4B) substitute—

“(4B)

In this section—

• “electronic communications apparatus” has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of the electronic communications code;

• “electronic communications code” means the code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003;

• “operator of an electronic communications code network” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003;”.

The High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017^f1 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 33 (protective provisions), in Part 3 (electronic communications code networks)—

The Surrey Act 1985^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “statutory undertakers”, for the words from “the operator” to “1984)” substitute “the operator of an electronic communications code network (within the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003)”.

The Leicestershire Act 1985^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation)—

In section 17 (provision of trees and shrubs), in subsection (4), for the words from “paragraph 23” to “telecommunications apparatus)” substitute “Part 10 of the electronic communications code (which provides a procedure in certain cases where works involve the alteration of electronic communications apparatus)”.

In section 44 (policing and control of pedestrian ways), in subsection (6)—

The Dartmoor Commons Act 1985^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 23 (saving for certain statutory undertakers)—

The Clwyd County Council Act 1985^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation), for paragraph (b) of the definition of “statutory undertakers” substitute—

“(b)

any person in whose case the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 is applied by a direction under section 106 of that Act;”.

The Poole Borough Council Act 1986^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 5 (grass verges etc.), for subsection (9)(b) substitute—

“(b)

any person in whose case the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 is applied by a direction under section 106 of that Act.”.

The Berkshire Act 1986^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation)—

The Mid Glamorgan County Council Act 1987^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation)—

In section 17 (prohibition of parking certain vehicles in residential streets), in subsection (13)(b), for “a telecommunications operator” substitute “an operator of an electronic communications code network”.

The Essex Act 1987^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation) —

In section 6 (grass verges etc.)—

In section 49(1) (provision of public telephones by parish councils), for “a telecommunications operator” substitute “an operator of an electronic communications code network”.

In section 60 (continuance and maintenance of piers)—

In section 84(5) (closure of promenades), for “telecommunications operators” substitute “operators of electronic communications code networks”.

The Dyfed Act 1987^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation)—

The Nottingham Park Estate Act 1990^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 14 (stopping up of roads and traffic regulation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “the undertakers”, for the words from “the operator” to “1984” substitute “an operator of an electronic communications code network within the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003”.

The Great Yarmouth Port Authority Act 1990^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “statutory undertaker”, for the words from “operator” to “1984” substitute “operator of an electronic communications code network within the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003”.

The Port of Tyne Act 1990^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2 (interpretation)—

The Colchester Borough Council Act 2001^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 2(1) (interpretation), for paragraph (b) of the definition of “statutory undertaker”, substitute—

“(b)

any operator of an electronic communications code network (within the meaning given in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003).”.

The Greenham and Crookham Commons Act 2002^f1 is amended as follows.

In section 38 (saving for certain statutory undertakers)—

The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f1 is amended as follows.

In article 104 (electronic communications apparatus)—

The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993^f1 is amended as follows.

In Schedule 9 (savings provisions), in paragraph 2(2), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.

The Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994^f1 is amended as follows.

In article 12 (provisions as to electronic communications apparatus), in paragraph (5), for “103(2)” substitute “108(2)”.