[368Z19 The appropriate regulatory authority]
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

[368Z19  The appropriate regulatory authority]

[(1)     OFCOM may designate any body corporate to be, to the extent provided by the designation, the appropriate regulatory authority for the purposes of any provision of this Part, subject to subsection (9).

(2)     To the extent that no body is designated for a purpose, OFCOM is the appropriate regulatory authority for that purpose.

(3)     Where a body is designated for a purpose, OFCOM may act as the appropriate regulatory authority for that purpose concurrently with or in place of that body.

(4)     OFCOM may provide a designated body with assistance (including financial assistance) in connection with any of the functions of the body under this Part.

(5)     A designation may in particular—

(a)     provide for a body to be the appropriate regulatory authority in relation to advertisements of a

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