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c. 12
Telecommunications Act 1984
PART VI
in relation to any such station or
apparatus to such an extent only, or subject
to such modifications, as may be specified
in the licence.
(b) shall apply
(7) Notwithstanding any terms or provisions included in a wireless telegraphy licence in accordance
with this section the Secretary of State may at any
time, by a notice in writing served on the holder of
the licence, revoke the licence or vary its terms, provisions or limitations, 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.
(8) Expressions used in this section to which a
meaning is given for the purposes of the Telecommunications Act 1984 have the same meaning in this
section ; and section 106(4) of that Act (interpretation of power of Secretary of State to give a direction
if it appears to him to be requisite or expedient to do
so as mentioned in subsection (7) above) shall apply
in relation to the power of the Secretary of State
under subsection (7) above to revoke or vary a wireless
telegraphy licence as it applies to any power of the
Secretary of State under that Act to give such a
direction.".
Alteration of
penalties and
mode of trial
for certain
offences under
the 1949 Act.
75.-(1) The following offences under the 1949 Act shall be
triable on indictment as well as summarily, that is to say(a) any offence under section 5(a) of that Act (sending
false or misleading messages likely to prejudice the
efficiency of any safety of life service, etc.) ; and
(b) any offence under section 13 of that Act (using any
apparatus for the purpose of interfering with wireless
telegraphy).
of-
to this Act shall have effect for the purpose
incorporating the amendment made by subsection (1)
above and certain other amendments made as respects
Great Britain by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 in the
text of section 14 of the 1949 Act (which gives the
penalties for offences under that Act) as that section
has effect both in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland ; and
(b) making certain other amendments of that section as it
(2) Schedule 3
(a)
1982 c. 48.
so has effect
;
and for other connected purposes.