1.[F1The Secretary of State] shall deploy [F2in the United Kingdom], F3..., the eCall PSAP infrastructure required for the proper receipt and handling of all eCalls, if necessary purged of non-emergency calls, in accordance with the specifications laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013, in order to ensure the full functionality, compatibility, interoperability, continuity and conformity of the F4... eCall service.
2.Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to the right of [F5the Secretary of State] to organise [F6emergency services in the United Kingdom] in a way which is most cost-effective and most appropriate to [F7the needs of the United Kingdom], including the ability to reject calls that are not emergency calls and might not be handled by eCall PSAPs, in particular in the case of manually triggered eCalls.
This paragraph and paragraph 1 are without prejudice to the right of [F5the Secretary of State] to allow private organisations [F8recognised by the Secretary of State] to deal with the receipt and handling of some or all eCalls, in accordance with the specifications laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013.
3.[F9The Secretary of State] shall ensure that data transmitted via the eCall service are used exclusively for the attainment of the objectives of this Decision.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 1(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 1(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(a)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 1(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/246), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)