SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments to Communications Act 2003 and related amendments

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For section 81 substitute—

81Delivery of copies of notifications under sections 79 and 80A

1

OFCOM must send to the Secretary of State a copy of every notification published under section 79(4) or 80A(3).

2

OFCOM must send to the European Commission a copy of every notification published under section 79(4) in relation to a services market.

3

OFCOM must send to BEREC a copy of every notification published under section 79(4) where the proposal to identify the market or make a market power determination was a proposal of EU significance.

4

Where a notification published under section 79(4) relates to a proposal to which section 80A did not apply because of subsection (2) of that section, OFCOM must send a copy of a statement setting out the reasons for the proposal and for the urgent need to act to—

a

the Commission;

b

BEREC; and

c

the regulatory authorities in every other member State.