# Broadcasting Act 1996, Section 101A: Designated events in relation to EEA States or other CTT States.

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

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a sporting or other event is a designated event, in relation to an EEA State ..., if—
(a) that State has designated the event in accordance with Article 14(1) of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive as being of major importance to its society, and
(b) the designation forms part of measures—
(i) which have been notified by that State to the European Commission for the purposes of Article 14(2) of that Directive, and
(ii) notice of which has been published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the Communities.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a sporting or other event is a designated event, in relation to a qualifying CTT State, if—
(a) that State has designated the event in accordance with Article 9bis of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television as being of major importance for society,
(b) the designation forms part of measures which have been notified by that State under that Article to the Standing Committee set up under Article 20 of the Convention, and
(c) the event and measures are included in a consolidated list published by the Standing Committee under Article 9bis of the Convention.
(3) In this Part “qualifying CTT State” means a State, other than the United Kingdom, which is for the time being a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television but is not an EEA State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/55/section/101A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-act-1996/section-101A
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