{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2025/regulation-121",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2025/regulation-121.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/669",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/121",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "121",
  "heading": "Forfeit of deposit and exclusion from award process",
  "text": "(1) If, in relation to an applicant which is qualified to bid or a bidder, OFCOM are satisfied that any of the events specified in regulation 123 are occurring (or have occurred) and that the occurrence would materially affect the outcome of the award process—\n(a) any sum paid as a deposit under these Regulations shall be forfeited (together with any interest which has accrued on the deposit) by, and not refunded to, the applicant or bidder concerned; and\n(b) that applicant or bidder may also be excluded from the award process by OFCOM giving that applicant or bidder notice in writing.\n(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if OFCOM are satisfied that any of the events specified in regulations 123(2)(d), 123(2)(e) or 123(2)(g)(ii) are occurring (or have occurred) after the notification to all bidders of the results of the third assignment stage round in accordance with regulation 101(4) OFCOM shall not require any deposit to be forfeited and shall not exclude any bidder.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/669/regulation/121",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:15:06.977449+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."
}