Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

72 Power to impose time limits on the determination of code proceedings

In Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003 (electronic communications networks and services), after section 119 insert—

“119A Power to impose time limits on the determination of certain proceedings

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for specified proceedings falling within subsection (2) to be determined within a specified period.

(2) The proceedings falling within this subsection are any proceedings in which there falls to be determined any question arising under, or in connection with—

(a) the electronic communications code as applied in any person’s case by a direction under section 106, or

(b) any restriction or condition subject to which that code applies.

(3) Regulations made under subsection (1) may in particular—

(a) amend or revoke provision made by the Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1210), and

(b) amend or repeal any of the following provisions (which provide signposts to those regulations)—

(i) paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;

(ii) section 107(1A) of this Act;

(iii) paragraph 97 of Schedule 3A to this Act;

(iv) section 69(5A) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

(v) section 27(6A) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

(4) In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.”