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1990 No. 2397
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Cable Communications (Wigan) Limited) Order 1990
Made
3rd December 1990
Laid before Parliament
10th December 1990
Coming into force
7th January 1991
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Cable Communications (Wigan) Limited on 14th November 1990 a licence ("the Licence") under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984(1) ("the Act"), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to the Licence ("the Applicable Cabled Systems"):
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:-“
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Cable Communications (Wigan) Limited) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 7th January 1991.
2. Each of the Applicable Cabled Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
John Redwood
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
3rd December 1990
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Cable Communications (Wigan) Limited on 14th November 1990 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Wigan area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 10th December 1990. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Cable Communications (Wigan) Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.