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Section 138: Notification of contravention of information requirements

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

Where OFCOM determine that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person is contravening, or has contravened, a requirement imposed under section 135, 136 or 137A, they may give that person a notification under this section.

A notification under this section is one which—

sets out the determination made by OFCOM;
specifies the requirement and contravention in respect of which that determination has been made; ...
specifies the period during which the person notified has an opportunity to make representations;
specifies what the person must do in order to comply with the requirement;
specifies any penalty which OFCOM are minded to impose in accordance with section 139; and
where the contravention is serious, specifies any direction which OFCOM are minded to give under section 140.

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A notification under this section—

may be given in respect of more than one contravention; and
if it is given in respect of a continuing contravention, may be given in respect of any period during which the contravention has continued.

Where a notification under this section has been given to a person in respect of a contravention of a requirement, OFCOM may give a further notification in respect of the same contravention of that requirement if, and only if—

the contravention is one occurring after the time of the giving of the earlier notification;
the contravention is a continuing contravention and the subsequent notification is in respect of so much of a period as falls after a period to which the earlier notification relates; or
the earlier notification has been withdrawn without a penalty having been imposed in respect of the notified contravention.

OFCOM may not give a person a notification under this section in respect of a contravention of a requirement imposed under section 135(3)(ig) if the information required was previously provided by the person to OFCOM within the period of 6 months ending with the day on which the requirement was imposed.

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