- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person4
Applicant2
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
42 duties
The Land Registration Rules 2003
25 duties
Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew)
20 duties
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
18 duties
What it requires
Regulations 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.006
Subsequent changes to bidder groups
Regulated
- Notify OFCOM of changes to your bidder group and submit required documentsApplicant
s.016
Bid requirements
Regulated
- Submit valid bids in each round of the licence auctionAny Person
s.024
Submission of bid form to OFCOM
Regulated
- Submit completed bid form to OFCOM via electronic auction systemAny Person
s.025
Alternative method for submission of bid form
Regulated
- Submit bid form via alternative method if electronic system failsAny Person
s.029
Further deposit for subsequent rounds
Regulated
- Pay further deposit if OFCOM requires it during licence auctionAny Person
s.039
Notification to OFCOM
Regulated
- Notify OFCOM using prescribed delivery methodsApplicant
s.041
Changes to round times and use of electronic auction system
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OFCOM must notify bidders of revised round times or alternative auction methodsStatutory regulator
36 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, commencement and extent
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Applications for the grant of the licence
s.004
Application
s.005
Assessment of bidder groups
s.007
Determination of applicants which are qualified to bid
s.008
Publication of determination
s.009
Withdrawal of an application
s.010
Determination of number of bidders
s.011
Payment of licence fee
s.012
Failure to pay licence fee
s.013
Grant of licence
s.014
Completion of the award process
s.015
Auction stage
s.017
Requirement for a valid bid in the first round
s.018
Number of rounds
s.019
Participation in subsequent rounds
s.020
Determination of round prices for rounds
s.021
Amount of bids
s.022
Valid bids
s.023
Notice to bidders
s.026
Incomplete or defective bid forms
s.027
Notification that bid is not valid
s.028
Release of information on bids
s.030
Determination of the winning bid and the licence fee
s.031
Notification of results of the auction stage
s.032
Procedure where amount of winning bidder’s deposit is less than the licence fee
s.033
Procedure where amount of winning bidder’s deposit is greater than or equal to the licence fee
s.034
Licences not awarded
s.035
Completion of the award process
s.036
Forfeit of deposit and exclusion from award process
s.037
Events
s.038
General power of exclusion
s.040
Changes to timing or location
s.042
Rerunning rounds
s.043
Refunds
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.