The Public Telecommunication System Designation (NORWEB plc) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 1008

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (NORWEB plc) Order 1994

Made

28th March 1994

Laid before Parliament

14th April 1994

Coming into force

13th May 1994

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to NORWEB plc on 3rd March 1994 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 the Licence (“the Applicable 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 (NORWEB plc) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 13th May 1994.

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

Patrick McLoughlin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Trade and Industry

28th March 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to NORWEB plc a licence on 3rd March 1994 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in that licence in the United Kingdom. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 14th April 1994. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, NORWEB plc will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 13th May 1994.

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

(1)

1984 c. 12.