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Telecommunications Act 1991
242CEmergency service numbers
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##### 242C Emergency service numbers
(1) The object of this section is to identify numbers for use in connection with emergencies that are likely to require the provision of assistance by any or all of the following services:
(a) a police force or service;
(b) a fire service;
(c) an ambulance service;
(d) a service specified in the national numbering plan for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, an emergency service number is a number specified in the national numbering plan for the purposes of this subsection.
(3) The national numbering plan may specify different numbers for use in different areas.
(4) The national numbering plan may specify different numbers for use in connection with different types of services.