# Communications Act 2003, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person is not to hold a licence to provide a Channel 3 service if—
(a) he runs a national newspaper which for the time being has a national market share of 20 per cent. or more; or
(b) he runs national newspapers which for the time being together have a national market share of 20 per cent. or more.
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(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, where there is a licence to provide a Channel 3 service, each of the following shall be treated as holding that licence—
(a) the actual licence holder; and
(b) every person connected with the actual licence holder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/14/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/schedule-14/paragraph-1
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