Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1220
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
16th November 2023
Laid before Parliament
21st November 2023
Coming into force
6th April 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 402(3) of, and paragraph 95(1) to (3) of Schedule 3A to, the Communications Act 2003( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2024.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of the Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) Regulations 2017
2. —(1)The Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) Regulations 2017( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (conferral of jurisdiction on tribunals)—
(a) in paragraph (1), omit “paragraph (2) and”;
(b) omit paragraph (2).
(3) In regulation 4 (restriction on jurisdiction for commencement of relevant proceedings), in paragraph (1)—
(a) omit sub-paragraph (a);
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “Scotland,” insert “in” .
John Whittingdale
Minister of State
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
16th November 2023
2003 c. 21 . Schedule 3A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) . Paragraph 95(1) of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 has been amended by paragraph 4(11) of the Schedule to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 (c. 7) and paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 71 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (c. 46) .
S.I. 2017/1284 , amended by paragraphs 5 to 10 of the Schedule to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 (c. 7) .