Commentary on provisions of Act Section 3: Codes of practice about security measures
This section gives the Secretary of State the power to issue a code of practice providing guidance to providers on measures to take in order to meet the new security duties within the Act. It includes provisions relating to the issuing, revision and re-issuing, withdrawal and effects of a code of practice. It also includes a duty on providers to explain any failure to comply with the measures in a code of practice, when directed to do so by Ofcom.
	The section inserts new sections 105E to 105I into the 2003 Act.
	The issuing of the code of practice is subject to the negative resolution procedure. Parliament are provided with a 40-day period in which they are able to choose not to approve the issuing of the draft code.