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The Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/2130 · Made 27 July 2009

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Electronic Communications

Broadcasting

Made 27th July 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 411(2) of the Communications Act 2003f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 21.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.

2Commencement

Sections 272 and 273 of the Communications Act 2003 shall come into force on 31st January 2010.

Signature

Ben Bradshaw

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

27th July 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for sections 272 and 273 of the Communications Act 2003 to come into force on 31st January 2010.

Section 272 requires OFCOM to include in the licences for every licensed public service channel, the public teletext service and every licensed television service added to the list of must-carry services under section 64 conditions which it considers appropriate for securing the three objectives set out in subsections (2) to (4) of section 272.

Section 273 requires OFCOM to include in the licences for every licensed public service channel, the public teletext service and every other licensed television service specified by the Secretary of State conditions which it considers appropriate for securing the three objectives set out at subsections (2) to (4) of section 273.