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1991 No. 1629
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Oxford Cable Limited) Order 1991
Made
16th July 1991
Laid before Parliament
22nd July 1991
Coming into force
19th August 1991
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Oxford Cable Limited on 22nd May 1991 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 (Oxford Cable Limited) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 19th August 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
16th July 1991
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Oxford Cable Limited a licence on 22nd May 1991 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Oxford area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 22nd July 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunications systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Oxford Cable Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 19th August 1991.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.