PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation, commencement and interpretation
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These Regulations may be cited as the Open Internet Access (EU Regulation) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 17th June 2016.
2
In these Regulations—
- “the EU Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union ;
- “information requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 16; and
- “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications as established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 .
3
In these Regulations, references to
OFCOM
’s functions under the
EU
Regulation should be read as references to
OFCOM
’s functions for the purposes of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the
EU
Regulation.
OJ No L 310, 26.11.2015, p.1.
2002 c. 11.
Reg. 1(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Open Internet Access (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1243), regs. 1, 2(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)