SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Section 406

Interpretation

1

(1)     In any Act or instrument amended by this Schedule—

“communications service†means any of the following services—

(a)     an electronic communications service;

(b)     the provision of directory information by means of an electronic communications network for the purpose of facilitating the use of an electronic communications service provided by means of that network;

(c)     the installation, maintenance, adjustment, repair, alteration, moving, removal or replacement of apparatus which is or is to be connected to an electronic communications network;

“electronic communications apparatus†has the same meaning as in the electronic communications code;

“the electronic communications code†has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this Act;

“electronic communications code network†means—

(a)     so much of an electronic communications network or [infrastructure system] provided by an electronic communications code operator as is not excluded from the application of the electronic communications code by a direction under section 106; and

(b)     an electronic communications network which the Secretary of State or a Northern Ireland department is providing or proposing to provide;

“electronic communications code operator†means a person in whose case the

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