# The Cable (Prescribed Diffusion Service) Order 1990, Article 2


(1) For the purposes of Part I of the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 “prescribed diffusion service” means—
(a) where a diffusion service is provided by means of a system which has been used for the provision of a service in respect of which the Cable Authority granted a licence before 1st July 1986, or there was a licence having effect as if so granted, a diffusion service consisting of sounds and visual images sent by means of a telecommunications system which—
(i) is connected to apparatus by means of which the service is received, and
(ii) is capable of conveying simultaneously visual images on at least 16 channels of 8 MHz from the place from which it is run;
(b) where a diffusion service is provided by means of a system which has not been used for the provision of a service in respect of which the Cable Authority granted a licence before 1st July 1986, a diffusion service consisting of sounds and visual images sent for simultaneous reception in 10,000 or more dwelling houses.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (a) (i) above, a system shall not be regarded as connected to apparatus unless it would be so regarded for the purposes of section 4 of the Telecommunications Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1309/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cable-prescribed-diffusion-service-order-1990/article-2
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