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Section 134AC: Use of reports

Communications Act 2003 · 2003 c. 21View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Networks, services and the radio spectrum — Chapter 1: Electronic communications networks and services

The Secretary of State must have regard to reports received from OFCOM under section 134A, or published by OFCOM under section 134AA, when exercising functions for any of the relevant purposes.

The relevant purposes are—

the allocation of public funds for the bringing into operation of electronic communications networks;
the design of national broadband plans;
verifying the availability of services to which universal service conditions apply.

Any other public authority must have regard to reports published by OFCOM under section 134AA when exercising functions for either of the purposes specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b).

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