S.I. No. 156/1998:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1998.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1998.

I, MARY O'ROURKE, Minister for Public Enterprise, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 96/19/EC of 13 March, 1996¹ (amending Commission Directive 90/388/EEC of 28 June, 1990² with regard to the implementation of full competition in telecommunications markets) hereby make the following Regulations:

¹ O.J. No. L.74 of 22 March, 1996.

² O.J. No. L.192 of 24 July, 1990.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Telecommunications Infrastructure) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998.

2. The European Communities (Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 338 of 1997 ), are hereby amended by the insertion after Regulation 9 of those Regulations of the following Regulations:

"Repeal

10. Section 9 of the Telegraph Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vic. c.110) is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (8) and (9) of that section.".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of May, 1998.

MARY O'ROURKE,

Minister for Public Enterprise.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to amend the European Communities (Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 338 of 1997 ), by the repeal of subsection 8 and 9 of section 9 of the Telegraph Act, 1868, to give further effect to Council Directive 96/19/EC of 13 March, 1996 (amending Commission Directive 90/388/EEC of 28 June, 1990 with regard to the implementation of full competition in telecommunications markets).