SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Amendments to Communications Act 2003 and related amendments
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In section 137 (restrictions on information requirements)—
a
in subsection (2)—
i
after paragraph (c) omit “or”, and
ii
after paragraph (d) insert—
; or
e
the condition in question is one relating to the effective and efficient use of telephone numbers.
b
after subsection (2) insert—
2A
OFCOM are not to require the provision of information for a purpose specified in section 135(3)(ie) or (if) unless—
a
the requirement is imposed for the purpose of investigating a matter about which OFCOM have received a complaint;
b
the requirement is imposed for the purposes of an investigation that OFCOM have decided to carry out into whether or not an obligation under section 105A has been complied with; or
c
OFCOM have reason to suspect that an obligation under section 105A has been or is being contravened.