- Enforced by
- Ofcom
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
s.003
Management of OFCOM (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ofcom must follow good corporate governance in managing its affairsStatutory regulator
s.008
s.8 (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ofcom must set fees to cover costs and apply surpluses as directedStatutory regulator
s.011
Accounts and audit (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OFCOM must keep proper accounts and send audited statements to governmentStatutory regulator
s.012
Annual report (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OFCOM must send annual report on its work to UK and devolved governmentsStatutory regulator
s.015
s.15 (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ofcom must publish its internal procedure arrangementsStatutory regulator
s.016
OFCOM shall make arrangements for the keeping of proper records—... (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OFCOM must keep proper records of its proceedingsStatutory regulator
s.017
s.17 (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ofcom members must declare conflicts of interest and abstain from related decisionsStatutory regulator
17 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.009
s.9 (opens in a new tab)
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.