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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990-independent-television-services-exceptions-order-1990/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2537",
  "legislation_title": "The Broadcasting Act 1990 (Independent Television Services: Exceptions) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990-independent-television-services-exceptions-order-1990",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nUnder section 13(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it is an offence for a person to provide the services listed below without being authorised to do so by or under a licence under Part I of that Act. However, the offence in section 13(1) does not apply to such services or descriptions of services as are specified in an order made by the Secretary of State under section 13(2). This Order exercises that power and specifies exceptions.\nSection 13(1) applies to television programme services (as defined by section 2(4)) which are provided from the United Kingdom by persons other than the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Welsh Authority (which is defined by section 202(1) as the authority renamed Sianel Pedwar Cymru by section 56(1)). It also applies to additional services (as defined by section 48(1)) which are provided from places in the United Kingdom.\nArticle 2(2) of this Order specifies certain television programme services or descriptions of services to which section 13(1) of the 1990 Act does not apply. No exceptions are made in respect of additional services. Schedule 11 to the 1990 Act, to which article 2(2)(a) of this Order refers, makes transitional provisions relating to the broadcasting services of the Independent Broadcasting Authority.\nUnder article 3(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2347), section 13 of the 1990 Act comes into force on 1st January 1991 when this Order also comes into force.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2537/note",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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