Part 1

Functions of OFCOM

Charging

General power to charge for services
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1
OFCOM may provide a service to which this section applies to any person on such terms as to the making of payments to OFCOM—
a
as they may determine in advance; or
b
as may be agreed between that person and OFCOM.
2
This section applies to a service which is provided by OFCOM to a person in the course of carrying out their functions and is neither—
a
a service which OFCOM are under a duty to provide to that person; nor
b
one in respect of which express provision is made by or under an enactment for authorising or forbidding the payment of fees or charges.
3
In this section references to providing a service to a person include references to a service consisting in—
a
the giving of advice to that person;
b
the entry of his particulars in a register or other record kept by OFCOM otherwise than in pursuance of an express statutory duty to keep the register or record; or
c
the taking of steps for the purposes of determining whether to grant an application for an entry in a register or record so kept.