Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926

F11[Minister for Transport to consult other authorities before making regulations or orders.

2A.—(1) The Minister for Transport may make regulations or orders under this Act only after having consulted the Commission and the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

(2) Regulations or orders made in contravention of subsection (1) have no effect.]

Annotations

Amendments:

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Inserted (15.05.2007) by Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 (22/2007), s. 4(2) and sch. 1 part 1 item 2, S.I. No. 224 of 2007, subject to transitional provisions in s. 4(4) and sch. 3.

Modifications (not altering text):

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Functions of Director of Telecommunications Regulation transferred to Commission for Telecommunications Regulation and references construed (15.05.2007) by Communications Regulation Act 2002 (20/2002), s. 9(1)(a), (4) and sch. 1 part 1, as substituted by Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 (22/2007), s. 18, S.I. No. 224 of 2007.

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.

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(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.

[SCHEDULE 1

Related Enactments for the Purposes of this Act

PART 1

Acts

(1) The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 :

(a) section 2;

(b) section 2A;

(c) section 3(3B) to 3(3C) (except in relation to television sets);

(d) section 3(6);

(e) section 5 (except in relation to licensing television sets);

(f) section 6 (except in relation to licensing television sets);

(g) section 7 (except in relation to licensing television sets);

(h) section 8 (except in relation to licensing television sets);

(i) Section 9(1) (except in relation to aircraft);

(j) section 10A(2);

(k) section 12(2) (except in relation to television sets or broadcasting matters or aircraft as appropriate);

(l) section 13 (except as regards prosecutions for offences under section 3 in respect of television sets);

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Note that the full history of functions transferred under this section can be found in the E-note annotations of s. 2.

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.03.2010) by Wireless Telegraphy (Maritime Radio Operator) (Certificates of Competency) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 8 of 2010), in effect as per reg. 1(2).