Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 U.K. Minor and Consequential Amendments

Channel Tunnel Act 1987 U.K.

84 U.K. For section 32 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53), there shall be substituted—

“32 Exclusion of rights under electronic communications code

No rights shall be exercisable by any person by virtue of the electronic communications code in relation to any land comprised in the tunnel system and lying in or under the bed of the sea.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 para. 84 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

I2 Sch. 17 para. 84 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)

85 U.K. In paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to that Act (supplementary provisions as to scheduled works etc.), for “telecommunications” there shall be substituted “ electronic communications ”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 17 para. 85 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

I4 Sch. 17 para. 85 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)

86 (1) Part 10 of Schedule 7 to that Act (protection of telecommunications operators) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1(1), for “a telecommunications operator” there shall be substituted “ an operator of an electronic communications code network ”.

(3) In paragraphs 2 to 7—

(a) for “telecommunication apparatus”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ electronic communications apparatus ”;

(b) for “a telecommunications code system”, “a telecommunication system” and “any telecommunications code system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications code network ”;

(c) for “that telecommunications system” there shall be substituted “ that network ”;

(d) for “the telecommunications operator”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ the operator ”;

(e) for “any telecommunications operator”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ any operator of an electronic communications code network ”;

(f) for “a system” and “that system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted, respectively, “ a network ” and “ that network ”;

(g) for “the system”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ the electronic communications code network ”.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 17 para. 86 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

I6 Sch. 17 para. 86 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)