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PART
VII
Telecommunications Act 1984
(3) A person to whom this section applies shall give effect
to any direction given to him by the Secretary of State under
this section notwithstanding any other duty imposed on him
by or under this Act.
(4) The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of
Parliament a copy of every direction given under this section
unless he is of opinion that disclosure of the direction is against
the interests of national security or relations with the government of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, or
the commercial interests of any person.
(5) A person shall not disclose, or be required by virtue of any
enactment or otherwise to disclose, anything done by virtue of
this section if the Secretary of State has notified him that the
Secretary of State is of the opinion that disclosure of that thing
is against the interests of national security or relations with the
government of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, or the commercial interests of some other person.
(6) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the
Treasury, make grants to public telecommunications operators
for the purpose of defraying or contributing towards any losses
they may sustain by reason of compliance with the directions
given under this section.
(7) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament
any sums required by the Secretary of State for making grants
under this section.
(8) This section applies to the Director and to any person who
is a public telecommunications operator or approved contractor
(whether in his capacity as such or otherwise) ; and in this subsection " approved contractor " means a person approved under
section 20 above.
Orders under
the 1973 and
1980 Acts.
95.-(1) Where in the circumstances mentioned in subsection
below the Secretary of State by order exercises any of the
powers specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 8 to the 1973 Act
or section 10(2)(a) of the 1980 Act, the order may also provide
for the revocation or modification of licences granted under
section 7 above to such extent as may be requisite to give effect
to or to take account of any provision made by the order.
(2)
(2) Subsection (1) above shall have effect
where-
(a) the circumstances are as mentioned in section 56(1) of
the 1973 Act (order on report on monopoly reference)
and the monopoly situation exists in relation to a
commercial activity connected with telecommunications ;