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Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 1359

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Britannia Cablesystems Darlington Limited) Order 1991

Made

10th June 1991

Laid before Parliament

13th June 1991

Coming into force

11th July 1991

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Britannia Cablesystems Darlington Limited on 18th March 1991 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984(1) (“the Act”), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to the Licence (“the Applicable Cabled Systems”):

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Britannia Cablesystems Darlington Limited) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 11th July 1991.

2.  Each of the Applicable Cabled Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.

John Redwood

Minister of State,

Department of Trade and Industry

10th June 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Britannia Cablesystems Darlington Limited on 18th March 1991 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Borough of Darlington. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 13th June 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Britannia Cablesystems Darlington Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 11th July 1991.

A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.