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Change 1
As published
47 General functions.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Director, so far as it appears to him practicable from time to time, to keep under review the carrying on both within and outside the United Kingdom of activities connected with telecommunications.
(2) It shall also be the duty of the Director, so far as it appears to him practicable from time to time, to collect information with respect to commercial activities connected with telecommunications carried on in the United Kingdom, and the persons by whom they are carried on, with a view to his becoming aware of, and ascertaining the circumstances relating to, matters with respect to which his functions are exercisable.
(3) The Secretary of State may give general directions indicating—
(a) considerations to which the Director should have particular regard in determining the order of priority in which matters are to be brought under review in the performance of his duty under subsection (1) or (2) above; and
(b) considerations to which, in cases where it appears to the Director that any of his functions are exercisable, he should have particular regard in determining whether to exercise those functions.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Director, where either he considers it expedient or he is requested by the Secretary of State or the Office of Fair Trading to do so, to give information, advice and assistance to the Secretary of State or the Office of Fair Trading with respect to any matter in respect of which any function of the Director is exercisable.
Your change, as a redline
47 General functions.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Director, so far as it appears to him practicable from time to time, to keep under review the carrying on both within and outside the United Kingdom of activities connected with telecommunications.
(2) It shall also be the duty of the Director, so far as it appears to him practicable from time to time, to collect information with respect to commercial activities connected with telecommunications carried on in the United Kingdom, and the persons by whom they are carried on, with a view to his becoming aware of, and ascertaining the circumstances relating to, matters with respect to which his functions are exercisable.
(3) The Secretary of State may give general directions indicating—
(a) considerations to which the Director should have particular regard in determining the order of priority in which matters are to be brought under review in the performance of his duty under subsection (1) or (2) above; and
(b) considerations to which, in cases where it appears to the Director that any of his functions are exercisable, he should have particular regard in determining whether to exercise those functions.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Director, where either he considers it expedient or he is requested by the Secretary of State or the Office of Fair Trading to do so, to give information, advice and assistance to the Secretary of State or the Office of Fair Trading with respect to any matter in respect of which any function of the Director is exercisable.
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