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This Order amends section 32(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 as regards the rates of additional payments to be made by Independent Television Commission programme contractors to the Commission in respect of advertising revenue. These rates are set out in Table A in that section.

Under article 2(a) the relevant revenue rate is reduced from 10 per cent. to 2.5 per cent., and under article 2(b) the free slice for advertising revenue is increased from £15 million to £25 million.