The Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Paging Operator Licences) Regulations 2000

Regulation 3(f)

SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 2: REVOCATION

1.  Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of the Licence the Secretary of State may at any time revoke this Licence by at least 30 days' notice given to the Licensee in writing in any of the following circumstances:

(a) if the Licensee agrees in writing with the Secretary of State that this Licence should be revoked;

(b) if either

(i) an undertaking has become a Parent Undertaking in relation to the Licensee; or

(ii) a change or acquisition of a description specified in paragraphs 9.2 and 9.3 of Condition 9 of Schedule 1 to this Licence has taken place;

and either

(iii) the Licensee has duly notified the Secretary of State in accordance with those paragraphs; or

(iv) the Licensee has failed to notify the Secretary of State that such event, change or acquisition has taken place in accordance with an obligation under that Condition;

and

(v) the Secretary of State has notified the Licensee in writing that he is minded to revoke this Licence on the grounds either that:

(A) the event, change or acquisition would in his opinion be against the interests of national security or relations with the government of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom; or

(B) the Licensee has committed a breach of Condition 9 of Schedule 1; and

(vi) the event, change or acquisition has not been reversed or remedied within 30 days of the receipt by the Licensee of such notification;

(c) if, following a change or acquisition of the type referred to in Condition 9 of Schedule 1 to this Licence, the Secretary of State considers, or the Director has notified the Secretary of State that the Director considers, that the Licensee is relying, has relied, or is likely to rely on this Licence in circumstances in which an effect of such reliance is, was or may be that the Licensee or any member of the Licensee’s Group is or was relieved wholly or in part of any obligation, limitation or restriction imposed by a Licence issued to the Licensee or any member of the Licensee’s Group;

(d) where the Licensee has failed to comply with a final order (or a provisional order confirmed) under section 16 of the Act and the Secretary of State has given the Licensee not less than 30 days' notice in writing that, if the Licensee fails to comply with the order within that period of 30 days, he intends to revoke the Licence, provided that no such notice of intention shall be given where the question of the validity of the order is the subject of any court proceedings and where that question becomes so subject during the 30 day notice period, that period shall cease to run until the final disposal of those proceedings (including any Appeal);

(e) if the Licensee:

(i) is deemed to be unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 as applied for the purposes of this Licence by paragraph 2(b)), convenes any meeting with its creditors generally with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors generally;

(ii) enters into administration, receivership or liquidation; or

(iii) ceases to provide telecommunication services of the type authorised in paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Licence;

(f) if the Licensee or any other person takes any action for the voluntary winding-up or dissolution of the Licensee;

(g) if the Licensee enters into any scheme of arrangement under the Insolvency Act 1986 (other than in any such case for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation upon terms and within such period as may previously have been approved in writing by the Secretary of State);

(h) if an administrator, receiver, trustee or similar officer of the Licensee, or of all or any material part of the revenues and assets of it, is appointed;

(i) if any order is made for the compulsory winding-up or dissolution of the Licensee; or

(j) if any amount payable under Condition 11 of Schedule 1 is unpaid 30 days after it becomes due and remains unpaid for a period of 14 days after the Secretary of State notifies the Licensee that the payment is overdue.

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 1(e)(i) in applying section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986:

(a) if a written demand served on the Licensee is satisfied prior to the expiry of the notice of revocation the Secretary of State shall not revoke the Licence; and

(b) the figure of “£750”, or such other money sum as may be specified from time to time pursuant to sections 123(3) and 416 of the Insolvency Act 1986, shall be deemed to be replaced by “£250,000” or such higher figure as the Director may from time to time determine.

3.  In this Schedule:

(a) “Group” means a Parent Undertaking and its subsidiary undertaking or undertakings within the meaning of section 258 of the Companies Act 1985 as substituted by section 21 of the Companies Act 1989; and “Licensee’s Group” means a Group in respect of which the Licensee is either a Parent Undertaking or a subsidiary undertaking; and

(b) “Parent Undertaking” has the same meaning as in section 258 of the Companies Act 1985 as substituted by section 21 of the Companies Act 1989.

4.  For the purposes of this Schedule “Appeal” includes further appeal and application for leave to appeal or further to appeal.