Communications Act 2003

Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949

14 (1) Section 14 of that Act (penalties and legal proceedings) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) any offence under section 5(1)(a) of this Act; or”.

(3) In subsection (1A)—

(a) in paragraph (c), for “of the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “from OFCOM”; and

(b) paragraph (e) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) paragraph (b) shall cease to have effect; and

(b) for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “OFCOM”.

(5) In subsections (3A), (3B), (3D) and (3E), for “the Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “OFCOM”.

(6) In subsection (3B), for “he thinks” there shall be substituted “they think”.

(7) In subsection (3D), for “him” there shall be substituted “them”.

(8) In subsection (7) (enforcement by civil proceedings)—

(a) after the words “the Crown”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be inserted “or by OFCOM,”; and

(b) for the words from “In the application” onwards there shall be substituted—

“In the application of this section to Scotland for the words from “civil proceedings” to “appropriate relief” there shall be substituted “civil proceedings by the Advocate General for Scotland, or by OFCOM, for an interdict or for any other appropriate remedy or relief.””