Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 2860
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Formus Communications-UK Ltd) Order 2000
Made
18th October 2000
Laid before Parliament
23rd October 2000
Coming into force
21st November 2000
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Formus Communications-UK Ltd on 12th June 2000 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984( 1 ) (“the Act”), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in the Licence (“the Applicable Systems”):
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Formus Communications-UK Ltd) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 21st November 2000.
2. Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Patricia Hewitt,
Minister of State for Small Business and E Commerce,
Department of Trade and Industry
18th October 2000