{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-restrictions-on-the-holding-of-licences-order-1991/article-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-restrictions-on-the-holding-of-licences-order-1991/article-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1176",
  "legislation_title": "The Broadcasting (Restrictions on the Holding of Licences) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/broadcasting-restrictions-on-the-holding-of-licences-order-1991",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Outside participation in Channel 3 and Channel 5",
  "text": "(1) A person to whom this article applies shall not—\n(a) if he is a participant with more than a 20% interest in two bodiescorporate which are the holders of licences to provide regional Channel3 services, be a participant with more than a 20% interest in a thirdsuch body corporate; nor\n(b) if he is a participant with more than a 20% interest in a bodycorporate which is the holder of a licence to provide any of theservices mentioned in paragraph 1(2)(a) of Part III of Schedule 2 to theAct, be a participant with more than a 20% interest in a second suchbody corporate where either of the bodies is the holder of a licence toprovide a national Channel 3 service or Channel 5.\n(2) Where such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (1) is aparticipant in the maximum number of bodies corporate permitted by thatparagraph, he shall not be a participant with more than a 5% interest in any other body corporate which is the holder of a licence to provide aChannel 3 service or Channel 5.\n(3) A person to whom this article applies shall not, if he is aparticipant with more than a 5% interest in three bodies corporate which are the holders of licences to provide Channel 3 services or Channel 5,be a participant with more than a 5% interest in any other such bodycorporate.\n(4) This article applies to a person who does not hold a licence toprovide a Channel 3 service or Channel 5 and has effect as if he andevery person connected with him were one person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1176/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:44:16.457320+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}