Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3469
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005
Made
15th December 2005
Coming into force
30th December 2005
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(4), 393(3)(i) and 393(4)(c) of the Communications Act 2003( 1 );
In accordance with sections 123(5) and 393(11) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 30 December 2005.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Communications Act 2003 .
Amendment of maximum penalty
2. —(1) In section 123(2) of the Act (enforcement of conditions regulating premium rate services) for “£100,000” substitute “£250,000”.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to contraventions of conditions set under section 120 of the Act which occurred before the coming into force of this Order.
Specification as a relevant person
3. The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services is specified as a relevant person for the purposes of section 393(3) of the Act (general restriction on disclosure of information).
Specification as a relevant function
4. The function of administering and enforcing a code approved by OFCOM under section 121 of the Act is specified as a relevant function for the purposes of section 393(4) of the Act.
Alun Michael
Minister of State for Industry and the Regions
Department of Trade and Industry
15th December 2005