# Broadcasting Act 1990, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The 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.
(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;
(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);
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“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/42/schedule/2/part/II/crossheading/disqualification-of-religious-bodies/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990/schedule-2/part-II/crossheading-disqualification-of-religious-bodies/paragraph-2
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