Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007
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Substitution of section 43 of Principal Act (prosecution of summary offences by Commission). |
11.— The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following section for section 43: | |
“Prosecution of summary offences by Commission. | ||
43.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), a summary offence under this Act or a related enactment may be prosecuted only by the Commission or by some other person authorised by law to prosecute offences. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prosecution for― | ||
(a) an offence under section 53(2) of this Act, | ||
(b) an offence under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Universal Services and Users’ Rights) Regulations ( S.I. No. 308 of 2003 ), or | ||
(c) an offence under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations ( S.I. No. 535 of 2003 ).”. |