Communications Regulation Act, 2002

Transfer of functions.

9.—(1) On the establishment day there is transferred to the Commission the functions of the Director by or under—

(a) each of the provisions mentioned in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the enactments mentioned in column (2) of that Part opposite the mention of that provision, and

(b) each of the statutory instruments mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

(2) On the establishment day there is transferred to the Commission the functions of the Minister under section 20 (except in so far as it relates to television sets) of the Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988 .

(3) Reference—

(a) in section 8 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 , and

(b) in section 9 (1) of the Broadcasting Act, 1990 ,

to an officer of the Minister shall, from the establishment day, be construed as reference to an officer of the Commission.

(4) Reference in a transferred function to the Director or the Minister (construed by virtue of section 4 of the Act of 1996 as a reference to the Director) shall, from the establishment day, be construed as a reference to the Commission.