{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990/section-66A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990/section-66A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/42",
  "legislation_title": "Broadcasting Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1990",
  "path": "section/66A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "66A",
  "heading": "Enforcement of licences held by BBC companies.",
  "text": "(1) Where OFCOM —\n(a) give a direction to a BBC company under section 40(1),\n(b) serve a notice on a BBC company under any provision of section 41 or 42, or\n(c) receive any written representations from a BBC company under section 40(2), 41(3) or 42(8),\nOFCOM shall send a copy of the direction, notice or representations to the Secretary of State.\n(2) References in subsection (1) to any of the provisions of sections 40 to 42 are references to that provision as applied—\n(a) by section 42B(2), in relation to a licence to provide a restricted service,\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) by section 55(4), in relation to an additional services licence.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 66A inserted (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 55, ss. 136, 149(1)(f), Sch. 8 para. 3; (with s. 43(1)(6))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 66A substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 30 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 66A(2)(b) omitted (11.7.1997) by S.I. 1997/1682, reg. 2, Sch. para. 9(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 66A(2)(c)(d) repealed (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 19(1) Note 1 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 1: transfer of functions (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(a) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/42/section/66A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:18:29.647628+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}