Paragraph 2

United Kingdom

(1)

F1The following persons are disqualified persons in relation only to licences falling within sub-paragraph (1A)—

(a)

a body whose objects are wholly or mainly of a religious nature;

(b)

a body which is controlled by a body falling within paragraph (a) or by two or more such bodies taken together;

(c)

a body which controls a body falling within paragraph (a);

(d)

a body corporate which is an associate of a body corporate falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

(e)

a body corporate in which a body falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) is a participant with more than a 5 per cent. interest;

(f)

an individual who is an officer of a body falling within paragraph (a); and

(g)

a body which is controlled by an individual falling within paragraph (f) or by two or more such individuals taken together.

F2(1A)

A licence falls within this sub-paragraph if it is—

(a)

a Channel 3 licence;

(b)

a Channel 5 licence;

(c)

a national sound broadcasting licence;

F3(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)

an additional television service licence;

(f)

a television multiplex licence; or

(g)

a radio multiplex licence.

(1B)

In this paragraph—

“additional television service licence” means a licence under Part 1 of this Act to provide an additional television service within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003;
“Channel 3 licence” and “Channel 5 licence” each has the same meaning as in Part 1 of this Act;
“national sound broadcasting licence” means a licence to provide a sound broadcasting service (within the meaning of Part 3 of this Act) which is a national service (within the meaning of that Part);
F4...
“radio multiplex licence” means a licence under Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a radio multiplex service within the meaning of that Part; and
“television multiplex licence” means a licence under Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a multiplex service within the meaning of that Part.

Annotations

F1: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (18.9.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 348(2), 411(2) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (art. 5)
F2: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(1A)(1B) substituted for Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(2)(3) (18.9.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 348(2), 411(3) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (art. 5)
F3: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(1A)(d) omitted (23.8.2024) by virtue of Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 5(a); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(v)
F4: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2(1B) omitted (23.8.2024) by virtue of Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 5(b); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(v)

C1: Sch. 2 power to amend or modify conferred (17.10.2024) by 2003 c. 21, s. 245(3A)-(3C) (as inserted by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 46(3), 55(3)(e); S.I. 2024/1033, reg. 3(f))

C1: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.7.2004) by The Community Radio Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1944), arts. 1(2), 6 (as amended (27.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/1000, art. 2)
C2: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2025) by The Community Radio Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/160), arts. 1(2), 5
C3: Sch. 2 Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (25.10.2019) by The Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1387), arts. 1, 5