61 Withdrawal of telephone number allocations

61  Withdrawal of telephone number allocations

(1)     Where OFCOM have allocated telephone numbers for the purposes of any numbering conditions, they may withdraw that allocation if, and only if, the case is one in which the withdrawal of an allocation is authorised by this section.

(2)     The withdrawal of an allocation is authorised (subject to section 62) if—

(a)     consent to the withdrawal is given by the person to whom the numbers are for the time being allocated;

(b)     the withdrawal is made for the purposes of a transfer of the allocation required by numbering conditions;

(c)     the withdrawal is made for the purposes of a numbering reorganisation applicable to a particular series of telephone numbers;

(d)     the withdrawal is made in circumstances specified in the numbering conditions and for the purpose of securing that what appears to OFCOM to be the best and most efficient use is made of the numbers and other data that are appropriate for use as telephone numbers;

(e)     the allocated numbers are numbers that have not been adopted during such period

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