SCHEDULE 4 Codes of Practice under section 41: Principles, Objectives, Content
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SCHEDULE 4 Codes of Practice under section 41: Principles, Objectives, Content

Section 42

General principles

1

In preparing a draft of a code of practice or amendments of a code of practice, OFCOM must—

(a)     consider the appropriateness of provisions of the code of practice to different kinds and sizes of Part 3 services and to providers of differing sizes and capacities, and

(b)     have regard to the principles mentioned in paragraph 2.

2

The principles are as follows—

(a)     providers of Part 3 services must be able to understand which provisions of the code of practice apply in relation to a particular service they provide;

(b)     the measures described in the code of practice must be sufficiently clear, and at a sufficiently detailed level, that providers understand what those measures entail in practice;

(c)     the measures described in the code of practice must be proportionate and technically feasible: measures that are proportionate or technically feasible for providers of a certain size or capacity, or for services of a certain kind or size, may not be proportionate or technically feasible for providers of a different size or capacity or for services of a different kind or size;

(d)

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