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This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2017: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (3/2017), s. 3(3)). The Acts in this group are:
Collectively cited Communications Regulations Acts 2002 to 2010 included in European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), sch. 2 (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), in effect as per reg. 1(3).
Power pursuant to section exercised (15.05.2007 and 1.07.2007) by Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 224 of 2007).
2. (1) The provisions of the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 (other than sections 9 and 21) come into operation on 15th May 2007.
(2) Section 9 of the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 comes into operation on 1 July 2007.
(3) Section 21 of the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 comes into operation on 15th May 2007, except in relation to section 32(2) and (6) of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000.
2.— In this Act “Principal Act” means the Communications Regulation Act 2002.
( a) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition after the definition of “Act of 1996”:
“‘associate’, in relation to an undertaking, means—
( a) a holding company of the undertaking, or
( b) a subsidiary company of the undertaking, or
( c) a company that is a subsidiary of a body corporate, if the undertaking is also a subsidiary of the body, but neither company is a subsidiary of the other, or
( d) a body corporate that is not a subsidiary of the undertaking but in respect of which the undertaking is beneficially entitled to more than 20 per cent of the nominal value of either—
( e) a partnership or joint venture in which the undertaking has a financial interest;”;
( b) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition after the definition of “associated facilities”:
“‘association of undertakings’ means a body corporate that comprises one or more undertakings but is not itself an undertaking;”;
( c) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition after the definition of “electronic communications service”:
“‘end user’, in relation to an electronic communications service or associated facility, means a person to whom such a service is supplied, or who has asked for the supply of such a service or facility, otherwise than for the purpose of resupply;”;
( d) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions after the definition of “establishment day”:
“‘failure to comply’ includes contravene;
‘financial year’, in relation to the Commission, means the financial year of the Commission as specified in or in accordance with section 31A;”;
( e) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition after the definition of “prescribed”:
“‘related enactment’ means—
( a) an enactment specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1, or
( b) a statutory instrument specified in Part 2 of that Schedule, or
( c) a statutory instrument made by the Minister for the purpose of giving effect to an act of an institution of the European Communities relating to—
( d) a statutory instrument made by the Commission under an Act specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1, or
( e) any Act or statutory instrument declared by a provision of another Act or statutory instrument to be a related enactment for the purposes of this Act;”;
( f) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition after the definition of “television set”:
“‘this Act’ includes all statutory instruments made under this Act;”;
( g) by repealing subsection (2).
( a) by substituting “are” for “shall be”, where first occurring;
( b) by inserting the following paragraph after subsection (1)( c):
“( ca) to monitor the quality and efficiency of the emergency call answering service established under Part 6,”;
( c) by substituting the following paragraphs for subsection (1)( d):
“( d) to carry out investigations into matters relating to the supply of, and access to, electronic communications services, electronic communications networks and associated facilities and the transmission of such services on such networks,
( da) for the purpose of contributing to an open and competitive market and also for statistical purposes, to collect, compile, extract, disseminate and publish information from undertakings relating to the provision of electronic communications services, electronic communications networks and associated facilities and the transmission of such services on those networks, and”;
( d) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
( e) in subsection (3), by substituting “under this or any other Act” for “under this Act”.
( a) the technical operation or performance of electronic communications networks and infrastructures in the State;
( b) the breakdown or malfunctioning of an electronic communications network.
( a) the technical operation or performance of the undertaking’s electronic communications service in the context of the relevant electronic communications network;
( b) the breakdown or malfunctioning of any part of the undertaking’s electronic communications service;
( c) the operation of the undertaking in relation to electronic communications infrastructure.
( a) fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) within the period specified in the notice or within such extended period as the Minister allows, or
( b) in purporting to comply with such a requirement, provides information to the Minister that the undertaking knows to be false or misleading.
( a) that it did not know and could not be reasonably expected to know or ascertain the required information, or
( b) that the disclosure of the information was prohibited by a law of the State.
( a) fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) within the period specified in the notice or within such extended period as the Commission allows, or
( b) in purporting to comply with such a requirement, provides to the Commission information that the undertaking knows to be false or misleading.
( a) the conduct relates to the provision of an electronic communications network or service or an associated facility, and
( a) injury, damage or loss, or
( b) intimidation or harassment, or
( c) discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to a person’s employment, or
( d) a threat of reprisal.
( a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000, or
( b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000.”.
( a) an offence under section 53(2) of this Act,
( b) an offence under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Universal Services and Users’ Rights) Regulations ( S.I. No. 308 of 2003), or
( c) an offence under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations ( S.I. No. 535 of 2003).”.
( a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1):
( b) if, within 21 days from the date on which the notice was given, the person, as far as is practicable, remedies to the satisfaction of the Commission the matter giving rise to the offence and pays to the Commission €1,500, accompanied by the notice, the person or body will not be prosecuted for the offence.”;
( b) by repealing subsections (5) and (7).
( a) for supplying an electronic communications service or electronic communications product to a consumer that exceeds the amount for that service or product specified—
( b) for supplying an electronic communications service or electronic communications product to a consumer that was not requested by the consumer, or
( c) for an electronic communications service or electronic communications product that was requested by a consumer but was not supplied.
‘consumer’ means a person to whom an electronic communications service or electronic communications product is supplied, otherwise than for the purpose of resupply;
‘tariff of charges’, in relation to an undertaking, includes any list setting out the prices charged by the undertaking for providing electronic communications services or electronic communications products to consumers.
( a) is contravening subsection (1) of section 45, or
( b) has contravened that subsection in the past and may contravene that subsection in the future,
( a) may make a restraining order requiring the undertaking to cease contravening section 45 and not to repeat the contravention, or
( b) if it is of the opinion that the application is not substantiated, refuse the application.
( a) the duration of the contravention;
( b) the effect of the contravention on other parties to the relevant decision and on consumers;
( c) the submission of the Commission with respect to what it considers to be the appropriate amount;
( d) any excuse or explanation for the contravention provided by the respondent.
( a) to provide for the offence to be also triable on indictment, and
( b) subject to subsection (6), to make such provision as the Minister considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring that penalties in respect of the offence are effective and proportionate, and have a deterrent effect, having regard to the acts or omissions to which the offence relates.
( a) to provide that a contravention of the prohibited act, or a failure or refusal to perform the required act, is an offence,
( b) to provide for the offence to be triable—
( c) subject to subsection (6), to make such provision as the Minister considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring that penalties in respect of the offence are effective and proportionate, and have a deterrent effect, having regard to the acts or omissions to which the offence relates.
( a) the provision of an electronic communications service, an electronic communications network or an associated facility, or
( b) the radio frequency spectrum or national numbering resource, or
( c) a postal service.
( a) provide for an offence under those regulations to be triable—
( b) subject to subsection (6), make such provision as the Minister considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring that penalties in respect of the offence are effective and proportionate, and have a deterrent effect, having regard to the act or omission to which the offence relates.
( a) in respect of the conviction on indictment of a body corporate of an offence under the regulations, not be greater than—
( b) in respect of the conviction on indictment of any other person of such an offence, not be greater than €500,000.
( a) for the High Court, on application by the Commission or some other person specified in the regulations, to make―
( b) for the High Court, on being satisfied that such a person has failed to comply with such an obligation, or has contravened such a prohibition or restriction, to order the person to pay a financial penalty of such amount as the Court considers appropriate, having regard to the circumstances of the failure to comply or contravention, including―
( a) that if, after being convicted of an offence, a person continues to do the prohibited act, or to fail to do the required act, the person commits a further offence on each day or part of a day during which the act or failure continues, and
( b) that the person is to be liable on conviction for the further offence―
‘European Communities’ and ‘treaties governing the European Communities’ have the same meanings as they have in the European Communities Act 1972; and
( a) any document admitted in evidence at the trial;
( b) the transcript of the opening speeches of counsel;
( c) any charts, diagrams, graphics, schedules or agreed summaries of evidence produced at the trial;
( d) the transcript of the whole or any part of the evidence given at the trial;
( e) the transcript of the closing speeches of counsel;
( f) the transcript of the trial judge’s charge to the jury.
( a) to have been made by the person unless the document expressly attributes the statement to a third person, and
( b) to have come to the notice of the second person.
( a) came into existence before proceedings for the offence were initiated, and
( b) was prepared otherwise than in response to an enquiry made or question put by a Commissioner, a member of the Commission’s staff, a member of the Garda Síochána or an authorised officer relative to any aspect of the proceedings.
( a) evidence that, if the person making the statement had been called as a witness, would have been admissible as relevant to the person’s credibility as a witness is admissible for that purpose, and
( b) evidence may, with the leave of the court, be given of any matter that, had the person been called as a witness, could have been put in cross-examination as being relevant to the person’s credibility but of which evidence could not be adduced by the cross-examining party, and
( c) evidence tending to prove that the person, whether before or after making the statement, made (whether orally or not) a statement that is inconsistent with it is (if not already admissible by virtue of another enactment or a rule of common law) admissible for the purpose of showing that the person had contradicted himself or herself.
( a) at least one month previously, it has served on the network operator or physical infrastructure provider concerned a notice in writing requiring the operator or provider to comply with a condition imposed by it under section 57 and has given the operator or provider an opportunity to make representations to it about the matter and to comply with the requirement, and
( b) the operator or provider has failed to comply with the requirement.
(3) The High Court may hear the application only if it is satisfied that the Commission has complied with subsection (2)( a) and has served a copy of the application on the network operator or physical infrastructure provider concerned. On being served with a copy of the application, that network operator or physical infrastructure provider becomes the respondent to the application.
( a) the duration of the non-compliance;
( b) the effect of the non-compliance on other parties to the relevant decision and to end users;
( d) any excuse or explanation for the non-compliance provided by the respondent.
(1) The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926:
( a) section 2;
( b) section 2A;
( c) section 3(3B) to 3(3C) (except in relation to television sets);
( d) section 3(6);
( e) section 5 (except in relation to licensing television sets);
( f) section 6 (except in relation to licensing television sets);
( g) section 7 (except in relation to licensing television sets);
( h) section 8 (except in relation to licensing television sets);
( i) Section 9(1) (except in relation to aircraft);
( j) section 10A(2);
( k) section 12(2) (except in relation to television sets or broadcasting matters or aircraft as appropriate);
( l) section 13 (except as regards prosecutions for offences under section 3 in respect of television sets);
(2) the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960, section 16(3)( a);
(3) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1972, sections 5, 7 and 8;
(4) the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983:
( a) section 5(6) (the functions of the Minister in so far as they relate to the company);
( b) section 70(2);
(5) the Radio and Television Act 1988, sections 2, 4, 5 and 7;
(6) the Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act 1988, sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14 and 20;
(7) the Broadcasting Act 1990, sections 1, 9(1), 12, 16 and 17;
(8) the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993, section 70;
(1) Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) Regulations 1949 ( S.I. No. 320 of 1949);
(2) Telecommunications Tariff Regulation Order 1996 ( S.I. No. 393 of 1996) (as amended by S.I. No. 438 of 1999);
(3) European Communities (Mobile and Personal Communications) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 123 of 1996);
(4) European Communities (Telecommunications Services Monitoring) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 284 of 1997);
(5) European Communities (Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 338 of 1997);
(6) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Mobile Telephones) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 409 of 1997);
(7) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Sound Broadcasting Receivers) Order 1972 ( S.I. No. 211 of 1972);
(8) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Certain Wired Broadcast Relay Stations) Order 1976 ( S.I. No. 200 of 1976);
(9) Wireless Telegraphy (Community Repeater Licence) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1988);
(10) Wireless Telegraphy (Radio Link Licence) Regulations 1992 ( S.I. No. 319 of 1992);
(11) Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephones)(Exemption) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 410 of 1997);
(12) Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 468 of 1997);
(13) European Communities (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 22 of 1998);
(14) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Short Range Business Radios) Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1998);
( a)Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Telecommunications) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 286 of 1998);
( b)Regulation 6 of the European Communities (Voice Telephony and Universal Service) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 71 of 1999); and
( c)the European Communities (Interconnection in Telecommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 249 of 1999);
(16) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Satellite Earth Stations for Satellite Personal Communications Services (S-PCS)) Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 214 of 1998);
(17) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Citizens’ Band (CB) Radios) Order 1998 ( S.I. No. 436 of 1998);
(18) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of DCS 1800 Mobile Terminals) Order 1999 ( S.I. No. 107 of 1999);
(19) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of ERMES Paging Receivers) Order 1999 ( S.I. No. 108 of 1999);
(20) Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Wireless Point-to-Multipoint Access Licence) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 287 of 1999);
(21) Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 442 of 1999);
(22) European Communities (Conditional Access) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 357 of 2000);
(23) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Certain Fixed Satellite Receiving Earth Stations) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 273 of 2000);
(24) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Mobile Satellite Earth Stations for Satellite Personal Communication Systems operating in bands below 1 GHz (S-PCS<1 GHz)) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 173 of 2000);
(25) Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Satellite Earth Stations) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 261 of 2000);
(26) Wireless Telegraphy (Teleport Facility) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 18 of 2001);
(27) European Communities (Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 240 of 2001);
(28) Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 (Section 6) (Postal Levy) Order 2001 ( S.I. No. 282 of 2001);
(29) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of certain classes of Land Mobile Earth Stations) Order 2001 ( S.I. No. 398 of 2001);
(30) Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 (Section 6) (Postal Levy) No. 2 Order 2001 ( S.I. No. 474 of 2001);
(31) Wireless Telegraphy (Teleport Facility) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 18 of 2001);
(32) Wireless Telegraphy (Third Generation and GSM Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 345 of 2002);
(33) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Short Range Devices) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 405 of 2002);
(34) Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Radio Systems) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 435 of 2002);
(35) Wireless Telegraphy (Experimenter’s Licence) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 450 of 2002);
(36) European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002);
(37) Telecommunications Tariff Regulation Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 31 of 2003);
(38) Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Wireless Access Local Area Licence) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2003);
(39) European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Access) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2003);
(40) European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Authorisation) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 306 of 2003);
(41) European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Framework) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2003);
(42) European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Universal Services and Users’ Rights) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 308 of 2003);
(43) Communications Regulation Act 2002 (Section 30) Levy Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 346 of 2003);
(44) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Certain Classes of Fixed Satellite Earth Stations) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 505 of 2003);
(45) Wireless Telegraphy (Multipoint Microwave Distribution System) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 529 of 2003);
(46) European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 535 of 2003);
(47) Wireless Telegraphy (UHF Television Programme Retransmission) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 675 of 2003);
(48) Communications Regulation Act 2002 (Section 30) Postal Levy Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 733 of 2003);
(49) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Low Power Aircraft Earth Stations) Order 2004 ( S.I. No. 7 of 2004);
(50) Wireless Telegraphy (Research and Development Licence) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 113 of 2005);
(51) Wireless Telegraphy (Third-Party Trial Licence) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 114 of 2005);
(52) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of certain classes of Land Mobile Earth Stations) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 128 of 2005);
(53) Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of Receive Only Apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 197 of 2005);
(54) Wireless Telegraphy (Wideband Digital Mobile Data Services) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 642 of 2005);
(55) Wireless Telegraphy (Third-Party Business Radio Licence) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 646 of 2005);
(56) Wireless Telegraphy (National Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Block Licences) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 296 of 2006);
(57) Wireless Telegraphy (Wireless Public Address System) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 304 of 2006);
(58) Wireless Telegraphy (Ship Station Radio Licence) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 414 of 2006).”.
“‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established under the Communications Regulation Act 2002;”.
( a) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition before the definition of “authorised officer”:
“‘associated facilities’, in relation to an electronic communications undertaking, has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20 of 2002);”;
( b) in subsection (1), by repealing the definition of “Commission”;
( c) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions before the definition of “conditional determination”:
“‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;
( a) except as provided by paragraph ( b), means the Competition Authority, and
( b) if the Competition Authority and the Commission have, under section 47E, agreed that the Commission should, in relation to a particular matter, perform the functions conferred on the relevant authority by Part 2, or the Minister has made a determination under that section that the Commission should exercise those functions in relation to that matter, also means the Commission;
‘Competition Authority’ means the Authority continued by section 29;”;
( d) by inserting in subsection (1) after the definition of “director” the following definitions:
“‘electronic communications network’ has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;
‘electronic communications service’ has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;
‘electronic communications undertaking’ means an undertaking that provides an electronic communications network or an electronic communications service or associated facilities;”.
( a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (3):
( b) in subsection (4), by substituting “the competent authority” for “the Authority”.
( a) in subsection (4)—
( b) in subsections (5) and (9), by substituting “the competent authority” for “the Authority”.
26.— Section 13 of the Competition Act 2002 is amended by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph ( b) of subsection (3):
“( b) has been prepared otherwise than in response to any enquiry made or question put by a member or officer of the competent authority, a member of the Garda Síochána, an officer of the European Commission or an authorised officer relative to any matter the subject of those proceedings.”.
( a) in subsections (13) and (14), by substituting“the European Commission” for “the Commission”;
( b) in subsection (14), by substituting “that Commission’s”for “the Commission’s”.
( a) the Director of Corporate Enforcement, or
( b) a member of the Garda Síochána, or
( c) a person, or a person belonging to a class of persons, designated under subsection (5).
(5) The Minister may, by notice published in Iris Oifigiúil, designate a person or a class of persons for the purpose of paragraph ( c) of the definition of ‘authorised person’ in subsection (4).”.
( a) its function under section 4(3), or
( b) the power to prosecute an offence under section 6 or 7, or for relief under section 14.
( a) at any time the Authority suspects on reasonable grounds that there exists or has existed an agreement, decision or practice of a kind specified in section 4, or there is occurring or has occurred an abuse of the kind specified in section 5, and
( b) it appears to the Authority that the agreement, decision or practice, or the abuse, relates to the provision of an electronic communications service or electronic communications network, or an associated facility,
( a) consult with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and
( b) take into account any representations made with respect to the question by the Authority or the Commission.
( a) facilitate the performance of their respective functions under this Act, and
( b) avoid duplicating activities by the Authority and the Commission in relation to the performance of those functions, and
( c) ensure, as far as practicable, consistency between decisions made, and other steps taken, by the Authority and the Commission so far as any part of those decisions or steps relates to the performance of those functions.
( a) require the Authority and the Commission to consult each other before performing any of their respective functions under this Act if the performance of the functions concerned involves the same issues, and
( b) enable the Authority and the Commission to provide each other with information in its possession if the information is required by the other to perform its functions under this Act.
( a) that a copy of the agreement or variation can be inspected at premises of the Authority and premises of the Commission, or by a means, specified in the notice, and
( b) that a copy of the agreement or variation can be purchased from either the Authority or the Commission in a manner so specified.
( a) the deletion of the item of the Schedule relating to the Director of Telecommunications Regulation, and
( b) the substitution—
( a) in relation to the use of a television set, means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and
( b) in relation to wireless telegraphy apparatus associated with the safety, security and operation of ships and vessels (including the certificates of competency for the operation of apparatus for wireless telegraphy on ships and vessels), means the Minister for Transport, and
( c) in relation to any other matter, means the Commission;
the expression ‘the Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;”.
2A. —(1) The Minister for Transport may make regulations or orders under this Act only after having consulted the Commission and the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
(2) Regulations or orders made in contravention of subsection (1) have no effect. ”.
( a) In subsection (1), substitute “The appropriate authority” for “The Minister”.
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( c) In subsection (2), substitute “appropriate authority” for “Minister”.
( b) In subsection (1)( d) and ( g), substitute “that authority” for “the Minister”.
( c) In subsection (2), substitute “satisfies the appropriate authority that the person” for “satisfies the Minister that he”.
( d) In subsection (2A) (inserted by section 17(2) of the Broadcasting Act 1990), substitute “If it appears to the appropriate authority expedient to do so, it” for “Where it appears to be expedient to the Minister he”.
( e) In subsection (2A), substitute “that authority” for “the Minister”, where secondly occurring.
( a) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):
( a) to state on the form of declaration such one or more of the matters specified in subsection (2) as is specified in the notice, and
The special notice is required to be in writing and to be sent by registered post. ”.
( b) In subsection (3), substitute “shall, within 14 days after service,” for “shall within the time aforesaid”.
( a) In subsection (1), substitute “the appropriate authority” for “the Minister”, where firstly occurring.
( b) In subsection (1), substitute “that authority” for “the Minister”, where secondly and thirdly occurring.
( c) In subsection (2), substitute “officer of the appropriate authority” for “officer of the Minister”.
( d) In subsection (3)( a), substitute “the officer of the appropriate authority” for “officer of the Minister”.
( e) In subsection (3)( a), substitute “the appropriate authority” for “the Minister”, where secondly and thirdly occurring.
( f) In subsection (3)( b), substitute “the appropriate authority” for “the Minister”.
( b) In subsection (1)( e), substitute “that authority” for “the Minister”.
( c) Insert the following subsection after subsection (6):
( a) in relation to apparatus for wireless telegraphy on ships, means the Minister for Transport, and
( b) in relation to apparatus for wireless telegraphy on aircraft, means the Commission.”.
Section 10A(2) (as inserted by section 12(1)( e) of the Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act 1988)
13. —A prosecution for a summary offence under this Act may be brought only by the appropriate authority, a person to whom the functions of that authority have been delegated or some other person authorised by law to prosecute offences.”.
Deleted (12.07.2009) by Broadcasting Act 2009 (18/2009), s. 3 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.
13. —(1) Any person who—
( a) sends by telephone any message that is grossly offensive, or is indecent, obscene or menacing, or
( b) for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety to another person―
(2) A person found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction ―
( a) if tried on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €75,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both, or
( b) if tried summarily, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both.
Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph ( a):
“( a) The powers conferred on the Authority by subsection (2)( a) and ( b) are exercisable only under a licence issued by the Commission for Communications Regulation and in accordance with any conditions to which the licence is subject.”.
“‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;”.
( a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Commission for Communications Regulation” for “the Minister”, where first occurring.
( b) In subsection (1), substitute “that Commission” for “the Minister”, where secondly occurring.
( b) Substitute the following subsections for subsections (4) and (5):
In subsection (1), delete paragraph ( e).
( a) Insert the following definition after the definition of “apparatus for wireless telegraphy”:
“‘appropriate authority’ means―
( a) the Minister, in the case of a matter involving licences for television sets, and
( b) the Minister for Transport, in the case of a matter involving wireless telegraphy apparatus associated with the safety, security and operation of ships and vessels (including certificates of competency for the operation of apparatus for wireless telegraphy on ships and vessels), and
( c) the Commission, in the case of any other matter.”.
( b) Insert the following definition after the definition of “cinematograph film”:
“‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20 of 2002);”.
In subsection (2)( b), substitute “Commission” for “Minister”.
( a) Substitute “Commission” for “Minister”, wherever occurring.
( b) Substitute “provider of an electronic communications service” for “Bord Telecom Éireann”, wherever occurring.
“‘ComReg’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002;”.
( a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Commission” for “the Minister”, wherever occurring.
( b) Repeal subsection (2).
70. ―(1) The Commission may, by order―
( a) transfer to the company the functions of the Commission under section 5 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926, or
( b) assign to the company functions of the Commission under section 7 of that Act in so far, in each case, as they relate to apparatus for wireless telegraphy in aircraft.
(3) The company shall remit to the Commission any fees paid to it under section 5 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926, subject to the deduction of amounts determined by the company and the Commission for expenses incurred by the company under that section.
( a) In subsection (1), insert the following definition before the definition of “the company”:
( b) In subsection (1), repeal the definition of “the Director”.
( a) In subsections (1) to (4), substitute “the Commission” for “the Minister”.
( b) Repeal subsections (5) to (7).
12. ―(1) The Commission may appoint persons to be authorised officers for the purposes of this section.
(4) For the purposes of obtaining information necessary for the performance of the Commission ’s functions under this Act, an authorised officer may do all or any of the following:
( a) enter at any time the premises of a provider of telecommunications services for the purpose of exercising powers conferred by this section;
( b) require any provider of telecommunications services to produce records relating to the provision of telecommunications services that are within the provider’s power or control and to provide the officer with such information as the officer may reasonably require in relation to any entries in the records;
( c) inspect or take copies of any such records or any of their contents;
( d) require a provider of telecommunications services mentioned in paragraph ( a) to provide the officer with such information as the officer may reasonably require with respect to the provision of telecommunications services;
( e) make such inspections, tests and measurements of machinery, apparatus and other equipment on the premises as the officer considers appropriate.”.
Amendment of European Communities (Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 338 of 1997)
“(2) In these Regulations, ‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002.”.
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 468 of 1997)
( a) In paragraph (1), substitute the following definition for the definition of “Director”:
( b) Delete paragraph (3).
( a) In paragraphs (1) and (2), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
( b) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (3):
( a) Substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
( b) Substitute “it” for “he or she”, wherever occurring.
( b) In paragraph (3), substitute “it” for “him or her”.
( b) In paragraph (1), substitute “it” for “he or she”.
( a) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (3):
( b) In paragraph (6), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”.
( a) Substitute “The Commission for Communications Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 5(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (No. 45 of 1926), and section 4 of the Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 (No. 34 of 1996), grants the following licence to” for “I, Director of Telecommunications Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (No. 45 of 1926), and section 4 of the Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1996 (No. 34 of 1996), hereby grant the following Licence to”.
( b) In paragraph (2), substitute the following definition for the definition of “the Director”:
( c) In paragraph (5), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
( d) In paragraph (5)( m) and ( n), substitute “it” for “he or she”.
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Wireless Point-to-Multipoint Access Licence) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 287 of 1999)
( a) In the definitions of “apparatus”, “application”, “Radio Point-to-Multipoint Systems” and “Telecommunications Licence” in paragraph (1), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”.
( b) In paragraph (1), substitute the following definition for the definition of “Director”:
( c) Delete paragraph (3).
( b) In paragraph (2), substitute “its” for “his or her”.
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 442 of 1999)
( b) In paragraph (3), substitute “it” for “he or she”.
In paragraph (1) ―
( a) substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring, and
( b) substitute “it” for “he or she”.
( b) In paragraph (6), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
Amendment of European Communities (Conditional Access) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 357 of 2000)
( a) insert the following definition after the definition of “associated service”:
“‘Commission’ means the Commission for Communications Regulation established by Part 2 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20 of 2002);”,
( b) delete the definition of “Director”.
( a) In paragraph (1), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”.
Amendment of European Communities (Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 240 of 2001)
( a) substitute the following definition for the definition of “Commission”:
( b) delete the definition of “Director”,
( c) in the definition of “notified body”, substitute “the European Commission” for “the Commission”.
( a) Substitute “European Commission” for “Commission”, wherever occurring.
( b) Substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
( a) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (4):
( b) Substitute “the Commission shall notify the European Commission” for “the Director shall notify the Commission”.
( a) In paragraph (2), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”, wherever occurring.
( b) Substitute the following paragraphs for paragraphs (4) and (5):
(5) As soon as practicable after issuing an authorisation under paragraph (2), the Commission shall notify to the European Commission of the authorisation. ”.
(3) An appointment under paragraph (1) may be for a fixed or indefinite period. The Commission ―
( a) may at any time revoke an appointment, and
( b) shall revoke an appointment if it reasonably believes that the notified body in the State does not meet or has ceased to meet the conditions referred to in paragraph (1).
(4) The Commission may ―
( a) amend or revoke any or all of the conditions (if any) attached under paragraph (1) to an appointment made under that paragraph, or
( b) attach additional conditions from time to time to such appointment for the efficient and proper functioning of the body in question.
(5) As soon as practicable after an appointment has been revoked under paragraph (4), the Commission shall notify the revocation to the European Commission and the other Member States. ”.
( a) Substitute the following paragraphs for paragraphs (1) to (4):
( a) any apparatus to which these Regulations apply does not comply with these Regulations, or
( b) radio equipment has caused or may cause harmful interference,
( a) to withdraw the apparatus or equipment from the market or from service;
( b) not to place the apparatus or equipment on the market, or to put it into service;
( c) not to move the apparatus or equipment or any part of it;
( d) to do or not to do any other thing in order to comply with these Regulations and the Directive.
(4A) A direction given under this Regulation is to be in writing and —
( a) state the reasons upon which it is based, and
( b) inform the person of the right of appeal under Regulation 13.
(4B) If it considers it appropriate to do so, the Commission may withdraw, or amend by a further direction in writing, any direction given under this Regulation. ”.
( b) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (7):
( c) In paragraph (8), substitute “the Commission” for “the Director”.
( a) is being or may be placed on the market, and
( b) is likely to cause serious injury or damage to property or harmful interference,
( a) if it appears to the Court that the respondent has placed the apparatus on the market, an order requiring the respondent to withdraw the apparatus from the market; or
( b) if it appears to the Court that the respondent is proposing or continuing to place the apparatus on the market, an order prohibiting the respondent from doing or continuing to do so.
(5) If the High Court makes an order under paragraph (4), it may make such ancillary orders as it considers appropriate. ”.
( a) Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (1):
( b) In paragraph (3), substitute “enabling the Commission to perform its functions” for “enabling the Director to exercise his or her functions”.
( c) Substitute the following subparagraph for paragraph (3)( c):
“( c) require any person who is on or employed at, or who is apparently the owner or in charge of, the premises, place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft―
as the officer or the Commission reasonably requires for the performance of the functions of the officer or Commission under these Regulations; ”.
(2) If an authorised officer reasonably believes that a thing referred to in paragraph (1) is evidence of, or relates to, an offence under these Regulations (whether as a result of an examination referred to in that paragraph or not), the officer may retain the thing ―
( a) for such period from the date of seizure as is reasonable, or
( b) if proceedings are commenced under these Regulations in which the thing is to be used in evidence, until the conclusion of those proceedings.
As soon as practicable after the end of that period, or the conclusion of those proceedings, the officer, or some other authorised officer to whom duties are for the time being assigned in relation to the matter, shall deliver the thing to such person as, in the opinion of the officer, is the owner of the thing. ”.
( a) Insert the following heading after Regulation 21:
( b) In item 5 of the matter headed “MARKING OF EQUIPMENT”, substitute “the European Commission” for “the Commission”.
“Commission” has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act;
“Director” means the Director of Telecommunications Regulation who was, immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the Principal Act, holding office as such under the Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996;
“relevant day”—
( a) in relation to a function transferred to the Commission under section 9 of the Principal Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 4 of this Act), means the establishment day referred to in that section, or
( b) in relation to any other matter, means the day on which section 4 of this Act came into operation;
“relevant Minister” means the Minister for Public Enterprise or any Minister to whom the functions of that Minister have been subsequently transferred.
( a) an order made by a Minister under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act was in force immediately before the relevant day, and
( b) the Commission would have power to make such an order under that Act or statutory instrument as in force on and after that day,
( a) a person appointed to an office or position under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act was holding the office or position immediately before the relevant day, and
( b) the Commission could have appointed the person under the amended Act or statutory instrument as in force on and after that day,
( a) civil proceedings brought or defended by the Director or the relevant Minister under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act were pending immediately before the relevant day, and
( b) the Commission could have brought or defended those proceedings under that Act or statutory instrument as in force on and after that commencement,
( a) immediately before the relevant day, criminal proceedings brought by or under the authority of the Director or the relevant Minister were pending under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act, and
( b) the Commission could have brought or defended those proceedings under that Act or statutory instrument as in force on and after that day,
( a) a document (such as a notice, record, certificate or licence) granted or made by the Director or the relevant Minister under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act was effective immediately before the relevant day, and
( b) the document could have been granted or made by the Commission under the Act or statutory instrument on or after that day,
( a) an act done by the Director or the relevant Minister under an Act or statutory instrument amended by this Act was not completed before the relevant day, and
( b) the act could be lawfully done by or under the authority of the Commission under the Act or statutory instrument as in force on and after that day,