(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this Part, the Authority and the Commission for Communications Regulation shall enter into negotiations for a co-operation agreement that will -
(a) facilitate the performance of their respective functions under this Act, and
(b) avoid duplicating activities by the Authority and the Commission for Communications Regulation in relation to the performance of those functions, and
(c) ensure, as far as practicable, consistency between decisions made, and other steps taken, by the Authority and the Commission for Communications Regulation so far as any part of those decisions or steps relates to the performance of those functions.
(2) As far as practicable, a co-operation agreement shall -
(a) require the Authority and the Commission for Communications Regulation to consult each other before performing any of their respective functions under this Act if the performance of the functions concerned involves the same issues, and
(b) enable th
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