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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/112/2011-05-26</dc:identifier><dc:title>Communications Act 2003</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to confer functions on the Office of Communications; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of electronic communications networks and services and of the use of the electro-magnetic spectrum; to make provision about the regulation of broadcasting and of the provision of television and radio services; to make provision about mergers involving newspaper and other media enterprises and, in that connection, to amend the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-05-26</dct:valid>
					
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AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Type="inserted" RequiresApplied="true" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-2a3ef66eb0d8500eaba122fd1ca8c13a" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="94" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 3A para. 84(1)(aza)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectedYear="2003" AffectedNumber="21"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-3A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/3A">Sch. 3A </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-3A-paragraph-84-1-aza" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/3A/paragraph/84/1/aza" FoundRef="schedule-3A-paragraph-84">para. 84(1)(aza)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/46/schedule">Sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-paragraph-3-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/46/schedule/paragraph/3/10">para. 3(10)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-79-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/46/section/79/2">s. 79(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingNumber="545" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" RequiresApplied="false" Row="3418" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectedProvisions="specified provision(s)" TypeNotes="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142 art. 4 Sch. 2" Modified="2024-10-29T15:20:29Z" AffectingYear="2004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-7ca4c6c65186c8b0e88df3b002c17377" Type="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142 art. 4 Sch. 2" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/545" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedYear="2003" Comments="This amendment has been carried out as an Appended Commentary in the Effects Research ExTOES for 2003 SI3142. No further action required for this effect." AffectedNumber="21" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingProvisions="art. 2" EffectId="key-7ca4c6c65186c8b0e88df3b002c17377"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions>specified provision(s)</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2004</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/545/article/2">art. 2</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedYear="2003" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" EffectId="key-8358791efeb51386fe6eb0383a244912" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Comments="This amendment has been carried out as an Appended Commentary in the Effects Research ExTOES for 2003 SI3142. No further action required for this effect." Modified="2024-10-29T15:20:29Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="3419" RequiresApplied="false" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-8358791efeb51386fe6eb0383a244912" AffectingNumber="697" AffectedNumber="21" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/697" AffectingYear="2004" AffectedProvisions="specified provision(s)" Type="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142" TypeNotes="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142" AffectingProvisions="art. 2"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions>specified provision(s)</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2004</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/697/article/2">art. 2</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingProvisions="art. 2" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Comments="This amendment has been carried out as an Appended Commentary in the Effects Research ExTOES for 2003 SI3142. No further action required for this effect." Modified="2024-10-29T15:20:29Z" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedYear="2003" EffectId="key-77000509ed4ac4732138d76f53812a88" Row="3420" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-77000509ed4ac4732138d76f53812a88" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectingYear="2004" AffectingNumber="1492" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1492" AffectedNumber="21" AffectedProvisions="specified provision(s)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" TypeNotes="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142" Type="amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions>specified provision(s)</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2004</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/1492/article/2">art. 2</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="21" Type="inserted" Created="2026-06-01T10:34:54Z" AffectingClass="WelshParliamentAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7" AffectingTerritorialApplication="W" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 338(2)(b)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W" AffectedYear="2003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/asc-2026-7-7j0muiu6-1219" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 3(6A)(6B)" Row="1219" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" EffectId="key-6bdc22c4bb3073b64890cdac73eafb94" AffectingYear="2026" AffectingNumber="7"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-3-6A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4/paragraph/3/6A" FoundRef="schedule-4-paragraph-3">para. 3(6A)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-3-6B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4/paragraph/3/6B" FoundRef="schedule-4-paragraph-3">(6B)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingTitle xml:lang="cy">Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-338-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2/paragraph/338/2/b">para. 338(2)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5">Sch. 5 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5/part/1">Pt. 1</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="21" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-f7728cacbcc6f0e0c0a58683b4eba880" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 338(3)(b)" Row="1225" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectingYear="2026" Type="inserted" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W" AffectedYear="2003" AffectingTerritorialApplication="W" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 6(4A)(4B)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/asc-2026-7-7j0muiu6-1225" Created="2026-06-01T10:34:54Z" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingNumber="7" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7" AffectingClass="WelshParliamentAct"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-6-4A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4/paragraph/6/4A" FoundRef="schedule-4-paragraph-6">para. 6(4A)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-6-4B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4/paragraph/6/4B" FoundRef="schedule-4-paragraph-6">(4B)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingTitle xml:lang="cy">Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-338-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2/paragraph/338/3/b">para. 338(3)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5">Sch. 5 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5/part/1">Pt. 1</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingClass="WelshParliamentAct" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7" AffectedNumber="21" EffectId="key-9c56b93e5d40bb4bce2e81a6e2b3c94e" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 4 para. 6(8)" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 338(3)(d)" Type="inserted" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectingNumber="7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/asc-2026-7-7j0muiu6-1229" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W" Row="1229" Created="2026-06-01T10:34:54Z" AffectedYear="2003" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingYear="2026" AffectingTerritorialApplication="W"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-6-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/4/paragraph/6/8" FoundRef="schedule-4-paragraph-6">para. 6(8)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingTitle xml:lang="cy">Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-338-3-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/2/paragraph/338/3/d">para. 338(3)(d)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5">Sch. 5 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/schedule/5/part/1">Pt. 1</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-5-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/7/section/5/2">s. 5(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2026" AffectedYear="2003" Modified="2026-08-10T11:22:53Z" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18" Type="substituted for s. 319(10)(11)" AffectingNumber="18" AffectedProvisions="s. 319(10)-(11B)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" AffectedNumber="21" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" EffectId="key-cd3af866dc413a507b2ce09cc830b2df" Row="518" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 16 para. 2" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-cd3af866dc413a507b2ce09cc830b2df" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:SectionRange Start="section-319-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/319/10" End="section-319-11B" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/319/11B" FoundEnd="section-319" MissingEnd="true"><ukm:Section Ref="section-319-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/319/10">s. 319(10)</ukm:Section>-<ukm:Section Ref="section-319-11B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/319/11B" FoundRef="section-319">(11B)</ukm:Section></ukm:SectionRange></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/16">Sch. 16 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-16-paragraph-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/16/paragraph/2">para. 2</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/section/166">s. 166</ukm:Section></ukm:Savings><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-176-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/section/176/2/c">s. 176(2)(c)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2026-08-10T11:22:53Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-d6c7736349771b5fccca2939d7c9fdf1" AffectedNumber="21" AffectedProvisions="s. 368F(1)(aa)(ab)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingYear="2026" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21" EffectId="key-d6c7736349771b5fccca2939d7c9fdf1" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18" AffectingNumber="18" Type="substituted for s. 368F(1)(aa)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="519" AffectedYear="2003" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 16 para. 3(2)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Communications Act 2003</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-368F-1-aa" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/368F/1/aa">s. 368F(1)(aa)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-368F-1-ab" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/368F/1/ab" FoundRef="section-368F">(ab)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/16">Sch. 16 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-16-paragraph-3-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/schedule/16/paragraph/3/2">para. 3(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Savings><ukm:Section Ref="section-166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/18/section/166">s. 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RestrictStartDate="2011-05-26"><Title>Penalties for contravention of code restrictions</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/112/2011-05-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/21/section/112" id="section-112"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-ca0fc9e9ffcdcb76e86e713cf4448b45"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-041e652efd8f4d87db9cac2bc764b35d"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-bb58eb0664714935391605eb3a902b70"/>112</Pnumber><P1para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-041e652efd8f4d87db9cac2bc764b35d" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 112 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1900" id="cg8zsua72-01443" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1900" Title="The Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/1900</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cg8zsua72-01443" id="cg8zsua72-01444" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1900/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cg8zsua72-01443" id="cg8zsua72-01445" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1900/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cg8zsua72-01443" id="cg8zsua72-01446" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1900/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1" Operative="true">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cg8zsua72-01443" id="cg8zsua72-01447" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1900/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3142" id="cg8zsua72-01448" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3142">S.I. 2003/3142</Citation>, art. 1(3))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-bb58eb0664714935391605eb3a902b70" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 112 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3142" id="chn9he3c2-08623" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3142" Title="The Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/3142</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="chn9he3c2-08623" id="chn9he3c2-08624" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3142/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2" Operative="true">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="chn9he3c2-08623" id="chn9he3c2-08625" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3142/article/11" SectionRef="article-11">art. 11</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ca0fc9e9ffcdcb76e86e713cf4448b45" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 112 omitted (26.5.2011) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1210" id="ci8wco9x2-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="1210" Title="The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2011">The Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1210)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci8wco9x2-00005" id="ci8wco9x2-00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1210/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci8wco9x2-00005" id="ci8wco9x2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1210/schedule/1/paragraph/72" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-72" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 72</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci8wco9x2-00005" id="ci8wco9x2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1210/schedule/3/paragraph/2" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-2">Sch. 3 paras. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci8wco9x2-00005" id="ci8wco9x2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1210/schedule/3/paragraph/15" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-15">15</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>