Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005 c.3469

Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005 No. 3469

Summary:

This Order makes provision connected with the regulation of premium rate services pursuant to the Communications Act 2003.
Article 2 amends section 123(2) of the Act so as to raise the maximum penalty that the Office of Communications can impose under section 96 of the Act (as applied by section 123 of the Act), in respect of breaches of the code regulating the provision and content of premium rate services, from �100,000 to �250,000.
Articles 3 and 4 extend the circumstances in which information, which is subject to restrictions on its disclosure imposed by section 393(1) of the Act, may be disclosed. Section 393(2)(b) provides that such restrictions do not apply to any disclosure of information which is made for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by any relevant person of any relevant function. Article 3 specifies the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services ("ICSTIS") as a relevant person for the purposes of section 393. ICSTIS is a company limited by guarantee with registered number 2398515, whose function it is to administer and enforce a code approved by OFCOM under section 121 of the Act (which regulates the provision and content of premium rate services). Article 4 specifies the function as a relevant function for the purposes of section 393.

Made Under:

Communications Act 2003 (C. 21) - sections 123(4), 393(3)(i) and 393(4)�

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