Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 3182
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order 2003
Made
8th December 2003
Laid before Parliament
8th December 2003
Coming into force
29th December 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 406(4) of the Communications Act 2003( 1 ) hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 29th December 2003.
Amendments to the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
2. —(1)The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (Qualifying Bodies) in Part One for “The Director General of Telecommunications” there is substituted “The Office of Communications”.
Amendments to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Designated Enforcers: Criteria for Designation, Designation of Public Bodies as Designated Enforcers and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003
3. —(1)The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Designated Enforcers: Criteria for Designation, Designation of Public Bodies as Designated Enforcers and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (Designated Public Bodies) for “The Director General of Telecommunications” there is substituted “The Office of Communications”.
Amendments to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Super-complaints to Regulators) Order 2003
4. —(1)The Enterprise Act 2002 (Super-complaints to Regulators) Order 2003( 4 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (Regulators and Relevant Enactments Conferring Functions)—
(a) in column (1) (Regulator) for “The Director General of Telecommunications” there is substituted “The Office of Communications”; and
(b) in column (2) (Enactment) for “Telecommunications Act 1984” there is substituted “Communications Act 2003”.
Stephen Timms,
Minister of State for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services,
Department of Trade and Industry
8th December 2003