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Paragraph 18 I1C1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

  • Sch. 12 para. 5 word substituted by Media Act 2024 Sch. 4 para. 53(2)
  • Sch. 12 para. 5(3)(b) word substituted by Media Act 2024 Sch. 4 para. 53(3)
  • Sch. 12 para. 5(4) word substituted by Media Act 2024 Sch. 4 para. 53(3)
  • Sch. 12 para. 5(7)(a) word substituted by Media Act 2024 Sch. 4 para. 53(4)
  • Sch. 12 para. 6 word substituted by Media Act 2024 Sch. 4 para. 54
(1)

It shall be the duty of F1S4C to include—

(a)

party political broadcasts, and

(b)

referendum campaign broadcasts,

in every designated public service of theirs.

(2)

F2S4C must prepare, publish and from time to time review and revise their policy with respect to—

(a)

party political broadcasts and referendum campaign broadcasts; and

(b)

the manner in which they propose to perform their duty under sub-paragraph (1).

(3)

F3S4C’s policy may, in particular, include provision for determining—

(a)

the political parties on whose behalf party political broadcasts may be made;

(b)

in relation to each political party on whose behalf such broadcasts may be made, the length and frequency of the broadcasts; and

(c)

in relation to each designated organisation on whose behalf referendum campaign broadcasts are required to be broadcast, the length and frequency of such broadcasts.

(4)

That policy is to have effect subject to sections 37 and 127 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (only registered parties and designated organisations to be entitled to party political broadcasts or referendum campaign broadcasts).

(5)

In preparing or revising their policy with respect to the inclusion of party political broadcasts or referendum campaign broadcasts in their designated public services, F4S4C must have regard to—

(a)

any views expressed for the purposes of this paragraph by the Electoral Commission; and

(b)

any rules made by OFCOM under section 333.

(6)

The services that are designated public services for the purposes of this paragraph are—

F5(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

S4C Digital; and

(c)

any of F6S4C’s other public television services which is designated F7in writing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph F8....

(7)

In this paragraph—

  • “designated organisation”, in relation to a referendum, means a person or body designated by the Electoral Commission under section 108 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 in respect of that referendum; and

  • “referendum campaign broadcast” has the meaning given by section 127 of that Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 12 para. 18(1) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(2); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F2

Word in Sch. 12 para. 18(2) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(3); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F3

Word in Sch. 12 para. 18(3) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(4); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F4

Word in Sch. 12 para. 18(5) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(2); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F5

Sch. 12 para. 18(6)(a) omitted (23.8.2024) by virtue of Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(5)(a); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F6

Word in Sch. 12 para. 18(6)(c) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(5)(b)(i); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

F7

Words in Sch. 12 para. 18(6)(c) inserted (1.1.2026) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(5)(b)(ii); S.I. 2025/1049, reg. 3(v)

F8

Words in Sch. 12 para. 18(6)(c) omitted (1.1.2026) by virtue of Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 65(5)(b)(iii); S.I. 2025/1049, reg. 3(v)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 12 para. 18 excluded (13.2.2013) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/242), arts. 2, 4(3)(c)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 12 para. 18 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

Notes on Schedule 12

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 12 heading substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 49(1); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)

Notes on Part 2

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 12 Pt. 2 heading substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 50; S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)