The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Southampton Cable Limited) Order 1989

Made: 26th January 1989

Laid before Parliament: 27th January 1989

Coming into force: 24th February 1989

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Southampton Cable Limited on 23rd January 1989 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984[^f00001] (“the Act”), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to the Licence (“the Applicable Cabled Systems”):

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Southampton Cable Limited) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 24th February 1989.

2

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

Signed

Robert Atkins — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department of Trade and Industry — 26th January 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Southampton Cable Limited on 23rd January 1989 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Southampton and Eastleigh area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 27th January 1989. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Southampton Cable Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force.

A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1N 2HQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 12.