The Act of 2002 is amended:

(a) in section 2(1) -

(i) by inserting after the definition of "Director" the following: "'Electronic Communications Code Regulations' means European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 444 of 2022);", and

(ii) by substituting for the definition of "conditional access systems" the following: "'conditional access system' means any technical measure, authentication system or arrangement or both whereby access to a protected radio or television broadcasting service in intelligible form is made conditional upon subscription or another form of prior individual authorisation;",

(b) in section 10(1), by inserting after paragraph (ad) the following:

"(ae) to perform the tasks assigned to it under the Electronic Communications Code Regulations,",

(c) after section 11, by inserting the following:

"11A. Objectivity and transparency of Commission in regulating under Electronic Communications Code Regulations