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Telecommunications Act 1984

c. 12

PART

VII

1982 c. 48.

1980 c. 43.

(2) In this Act " statutory maximum " has the meaning given
by section 74 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 and for the purposes of this Act-

of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ; and
(b) an order made under section 143 of that Act which alters
the sum specified in the definition of " the prescribed
sum " in subsection (9) of the said section 32,
shall extend to Northern Ireland and subsection (1) of the said
(a) section 32

section 74 shall have effect as if after the words " England and
Wales " there were inserted the words " or Northern Ireland ".

(3) In this Act " the standard scale " has the meaning given
by section 75 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 and for the
purposes of this Act-

of that Act ; and
(b) an order under section 143 of the Magistrates' Courts
Act 1980 which alters the sums specified in subsection
(2) of the said section 37,
shall extend to Northern Ireland and the said section 75 shall
have effect as if after the words " England and Wales " there
were inserted the words " or Northern Ireland ".
(a) section 37

(4) Any power conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act
to give a direction if it appears to him to be requisite or expedient to do so in the interests of national security or relations with
the government of a country or territory outside the United
Kingdom includes power to give the direction if it appears to
him to be requisite or expedient to do so in order(a) to discharge, or facilitate the discharge of, an obligation
binding on Her Majesty's Government in the United
Kingdom by virtue of it being a member of an international organisation or a party to an international

agreement

;

(b) to attain, or facilitate the attainment of, any other objects the attainment of which is, in the Secretary of

State's opinion, requisite or expedient in view of Her
Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom being
a member of such an organisation or a party to such
an agreement ; or
(c) to enable Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to become a member of such an organisation or
a party to such an agreement.
(5) For the purposes of any licence granted, approval given or
order made under this Act any description or class may be framed
by reference to any circumstances whatsoever.

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