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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 2584

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (GTS Network (Ireland) Ltd) Order 2001

  Made 12th July 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 18th July 2001 
  Coming into force 16th August 2001 

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to GTS Network (Ireland) Ltd on 1st November 2000 a licence ("the Licence") under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984[1] ("the Act"), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in the Licence ("the Applicable Systems"):

     Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order: - 

     1. This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (GTS Network (Ireland) Ltd) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 16th August 2001.

     2. Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.


Douglas Alexander
Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry

12th July 2001


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


The Secretary of State granted to GTS Network (Ireland) Ltd a licence on 1st November 2000 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in the licence. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 18th July 2001. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, GTS Network (Ireland) Ltd will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 16th August 2001.

A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.

Notes:

 [1] 1984 c.12.back


ISBN 0 11 029729 6


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 25 July 2001

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