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| Made | 12th July 2001 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 18th July 2001 | ||
| Coming into force | 16th August 2001 |
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Nextlink UK Limited on 5th January 2001 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 the Licence ("the Applicable Systems"):
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order: -
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Nextlink UK Limited) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 16th August 2001.
2. Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Douglas Alexander,
Minister of State for and E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry
12th July 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Nextlink UK Limited a licence on 5th January 2001 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in the licence. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 18th July 2001. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Nextlink UK Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 16th August 2001.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.
Notes:
[1] 1984 c. 12.back
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