Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
to any direction given under subsection (6)
below, shall publish the report in such manner as he
considers appropriate for bringing the report to the
attention of persons likely to be affected by it.
(b) subject
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(6) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the publication
of any matter in such a report would be against the public
interest or the commercial interests of any person, he may, before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on
which he receives the copy of the report, direct the Director to
exclude that matter from the report as published under subsection
(5) above.
1S.-(1) Where a report of the Commission on a reference Modification
of licence
under section 13 aboveconditions
(a) includes conclusions to the effect that any of the matters following
specified in the reference operate, or may be expected report.
to operate, against the public interest ;
(b) specifies effects adverse to the public interest which
those matters have or may be expected to have ;
(c) includes conclusions to the effect that those effects could
be remedied or prevented by modifications of the
conditions of the licence ; and
modifications by which those effects could be
specifies
(d)
remedied or prevented,
the Director shall, subject to the following provisions of this
section, make such modifications of the conditions of the
licence as appear to him requisite for the purpose of remedying or preventing the adverse effects specified in the report.
(2) Before making modifications under this section, the Director
shall have regard to the modifications specified in the report.
(3) Before making modifications under this section, the
Director shall give notice(a) stating that he proposes to make the modifications and
setting out their effect ;
(b) stating the reasons why he proposes to make the modifications ; and
(c) specifying the time (not being less than 28 days from
the date of publication of the notice) within which
representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made,
and shall consider any representations or objections which are
duly made and not withdrawn.
(4) A notice under subsection (3) above shall be given by
publication in such manner as the Director considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice