Telecommunications Act 1984
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investigation, and which is either requested by the
Commission for that purpose or is information which
in his opinion it would be appropriate for that purpose
to give to the Commission without any such request ;
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III
and
other assistance which the Commission may require,
and which it is within his power to give, in relation to
any such matters,
and the Commission, for the purposes of carrying out any such
investigation, shall take into account any information given
to them for that purpose under this subsection.
(6) If any question arises as to whether subsection (2) or (3)
above applies to any particular case, that question shall be referred to and determined by the Secretary of State ; and no objection shall be taken to anything done under(a) Part IV or section 86 or 88 of the 1973 Act ; or
(b) sections 2 to 10 of the 1980 Act,
by or in relation to the Director on the ground that it should
have been done by or in relation to the Director General of Fair
(b) any
'Trading.
(7) Expressions used in this section which are also used
in the 1973 Act or the 1980 Act have the same meanings as in
that Act.
51.-(1) With a view to co-ordinating the exercise of functions Co-ordination
functions
under Part II of this Act and the Secretary of State's licensing ofnder
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powers under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 and wireless
(licensing of wireless telegraphy), it shall be the duty of the Direc- telegraphy
tor, where either he considers it expedient or he is requested by functions.
the Secretary of State to do so, to give to the Secretary of State- 1949 cc 54.
(a) advice with respect to the exercise of those powers in
cases where the running of a telecommunication system
is involved ; and
(b) information with respect to any matters appearing to
him to be relevant to the exercise of those powers in
such cases.
(2) The Director shall, in exercising his functions under
Part II or Part III of this Act, have regard to such of the principles applied by the Secretary of State in exercising his licensing
powers under section 1 of the said Act of 1949 as may from time
to time be notified to the Director by the Secretary of State for
the purposes of this subsection.
(3) For the purposes of this section(a) references to the licensing powers of the Secretary of
State under section 1 of the said Act of 1949 are ref-