The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Telstra (UK) Ltd) Order 1997
The Secretary of State granted to Telstra (UK) Ltd on 5th February 1997 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in the licence in the United Kingdom. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 19th March 1997. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Telstra (UK) Ltd will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of the telecommunication systems run under that licence when this Order comes into force on 17th April 1997.