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Communications Act 2003

Section 356: Action following review under section 353

753.If, following a review under section 353, OFCOM consider that the effect of the relevant change of control is prejudicial to the matters set out in section 353(4), they must vary the relevant licence. Any such variation may lead to the inclusion in the licence of conditions that are more burdensome than those included prior to the variation. However, they must be conditions that would have been fulfilled during the three months prior to the change of control or, if those three months were atypical of the licensee’s performance during the previous year, another three-month period during the preceding year. The licensee must always be given the opportunity to comment on the report before OFCOM vary the licence. The variation shall not be effective until the change of control actually occurs.

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