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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th June, 2017.
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I, DENIS NAUGHTEN, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 3
of the
European Communities Act 1972
(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Article 7(5) of Regulation (EU) 2015/21201
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, hereby make the following Regulations:
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Communications (Mobile Telephone Roaming) Regulations 2013 (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
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2. These Regulations come into operation on 15 June 2017.
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3. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Communications (Mobile Telephone Roaming) Regulations 2013 (
S.I. No. 228 of 2013
).
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4. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of “Mobile Phone Roaming Regulation” the following:
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“ ‘Mobile Phone Roaming Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 531/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 20122
as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 20153
”.
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5. Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
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(a) by substituting for clause (i) of paragraph (1)(a) the following:
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“(i) its obligations under Article 3, 4, 5, 6a, 6e, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 16, or”,
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and
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(b) by substituting for clause (i) of paragraph (4)(a) the following:
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“(i) its obligations under Article 3, 4, 5, 6a, 6e, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 or 16, or”.
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GIVEN under my official Seal,
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1 June 2017.
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DENIS NAUGHTEN,
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Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to a legal interpretation.)
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The purpose of these Regulations is to give effect to article 7(5) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, which amends Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public telephone networks within the European Union.
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1 OJ No. L310, 26.11.2015, p. 1
2 OJ No. L172, 30.6.2012, p. 10
3 OJ No. L310, 26.11.2015, p. 1 |