This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2003/2155 and is being issued free to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 945
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2004
Made
29th March 2004
Laid before Parliament
30th March 2004
Coming into force
22nd April 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 406(3) and (4)(b) and (d) 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) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2004.
Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
2. —(1) In Article 343(4)(c) (supplies of water, electricity, etc.) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989( 2 ), for the words “public telecommunications service” there shall be substituted “public electronic communications service”.
(2) In this Article, “public electronic communications service” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003.
(3) The amendment in this Article extends to Northern Ireland only.
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
3. —(1) In Part 24 of Schedule 2 (development by electronic communications code operators) to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995( 3 ), the word “or” shall be inserted before “in accordance with the electronic communications code” wherever occurring.
(2) In this Article, “electronic communications code” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Communications Act 2003.
(3) The amendment in this Article extends to England and Wales only.
Stephen Timms,
Minister of State for Energy, E-commerce and Postal Services,
Department of Trade and Industry
29th March 2004
S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19) , amended by paragraph 101 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) .
S.I. 1995/418 , relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/2718 , 2003/2155 .