The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited) Order 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 295

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited) Order 1991

Made

20th February 1991

Laid before Parliament

28th February 1991

Coming into force

27th March 1991

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited on 8th December 1990 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 (Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 27th March 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

20th February 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited on 8th December 1990 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the whole of the Metropolitan District of Leeds. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 28th February 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Jones Cable Group of Leeds Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 27th March 1991.

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

(1)

1984 c. 12.