Territorial Extent and Territorial Application Northern Ireland Abolition of Consumer Bodies Section 40: The OFCOM Consumer Panel
110.Section 40 inserts new subsections (4A) to (4C) into section 17 of the Communications Act 2003 (c.21). These allow the Secretary of State to direct the Office of Communications to appoint a non-executive member of the Council to the OFCOM Consumer Panel.
111.Paragraph 1(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act enables the Secretary of State to appoint a member of the OFCOM Consumer Panel to the Council.