Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 3104
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Wireless Telegraphy (Interception and Disclosure of Messages) (Designation) Regulations 2003
Made
28th November 2003
Laid before Parliament
3rd December 2003
Coming into force
29th December 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 5(7)(c) and (12)(c) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Interception and Disclosure of Messages) (Designation) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 29th December 2003.
Revocation
2.The Wireless Telegraphy (Interception and Disclosure of Messages) (Designation) Regulations 2000( 2 ) are hereby revoked.
Designation of persons
3. The persons for the time being who hold the respective positions of Operations Director and Head of Field Operations of the Office of Communications established under the Office of Communications Act 2002( 3 ) are hereby designated for the purposes of section 5(7)(c) and (12)(c) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949.
Stephen Timms,
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services,
Department of Trade and Industry
28th November 2003
1949 c. 54 ; section 5 was amended by section 73 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) .
S.I. 2000/2409 .