PART 4

INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

Meaning of “information requirement”
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In this Part and Part 5 “information requirement” means a requirement of OFCOM under Article 5(2) of the EU Regulation or regulation 17.

Information to be provided to OFCOM
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1
OFCOM may require a person falling within paragraph (2) to provide them with such information as they consider necessary for the purpose of carrying out their functions under the EU Regulation and these Regulations.
2
Any person who appears to OFCOM to have information required by them for the purpose of carrying out their functions under the EU Regulation and these Regulations is a person falling within this paragraph.
3
A person required to provide information under this regulation must provide it in such manner and within such reasonable period as may be specified by OFCOM.
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OFCOM are not to require the provision of information under this regulation except—
a
by a demand for the information that describes the required information and sets out OFCOM’s reasons for requiring it; and
b
where the making of a demand for the information is proportionate to the use to which the information is to be put in carrying out OFCOM’s functions.
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A demand for information required under this regulation must be contained in a notice served on the person from whom the information is required.