Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
(3) Nothing in this section or in any provision of Schedule 3
to this Act(a) shall affect the mode of trial in proceedings for an offence
commenced before the date on which this section comes
into force ; or
(b) shall render a person liable in respect of an offence
committed before that date to a punishment more
severe than the punishment applicable in the case of
that offence immediately before that date ;
except
as provided above in this subsection the provisions
but
of section 14 of the 1949 Act, as amended by Schedule 3 to this
Act and by section 82 below, shall have effect in relation to any
conviction on or after that date of an offence under that Act.
76.-(1) This section applies to-
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Arrest without
arrannt for
(a) any indictable offence under the 1949 Act ; and
certai
(b) any offence under section 1(1) of that Act other than offences under
the 1949 Act.
one consisting in the installation or use, otherwise
telewireless
with
a
than under and in accordance
graphy licence, of any apparatus not designed or
adapted for emission (as opposed to reception).
(2) A constable may arrest without warrant a person who has
committed, or whom the constable with reasonable cause suspects to have committed, an offence to which this section applies,
if the name and address of that person are unknown to, and cannot be ascertained by, the constable or the constable has reasonable grounds for doubting(a) whether a name and address furnished by that person as
his name and address are his real name and address ; or
(b) whether that person will be at an address furnished by
him for a sufficiently long period for it to be possible to
serve him with a summons.
(3) The preceding provisions of this section do not apply to
Scotland.
(4) This section shall not prejudice any power of arrest conferred by law apart from this section.
77-0)
The following section shall be substituted for section Substitution
7 of the 1967 Act (restriction on manufacture or importation of section for
section 7 of
certain apparatus)the 1967 Act.
'Restriction
7.--(1) This section applies to wireless telegraphy
on dealings
apparatus and to any apparatus designed or adapted
for use in connection with wireless telegraphy apof
custody
certain
paratus.
apparatus.