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Section 360 Amendments of the 1990 and 1996 Acts

I1(1)

In section 201 of the 1990 Act (programme services), in subsection (1)—

(a)

for paragraphs (a) to (bb) there shall be substituted—

“(aa)

any service which is a programme service within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003;”

(b)

in paragraph (c), for “a telecommunication system” there shall be substituted “ an electronic communications network (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003) ”.

(2)

For subsection (2) of that section there shall be substituted—

“(2A)

Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to so much of a service consisting only of sound programmes as—

(a)

is a two-way service (within the meaning of section 248(4) of the Communications Act 2003);

(b)

satisfies the conditions in section 248(5) of that Act; or

(c)

is provided for the purpose only of being received by persons who have qualified as users of the service by reason of being persons who fall within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 248(7) of that Act.

(2B)

Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to so much of a service not consisting only of sound programmes as—

(a)

is a two-way service (within the meaning of section 232 of the Communications Act 2003);

(b)

satisfies the conditions in section 233(5) of that Act; or

(c)

is provided for the purpose only of being received by persons who have qualified as users of the service by reason of being persons who fall within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 233(7) of that Act.”

I2I3I4(3)

Schedule 15 (which makes minor and consequential amendments of the 1990 Act and the 1996 Act for purposes connected with the other provisions of this Chapter) shall have effect.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 360(1)(2) in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

I2

S. 360(3) in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

I3

S. 360(3) in force at 18.9.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, art. 2(2), Sch. 2

I4

S. 360(3) in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

Notes on Part 3

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Pt. 3 inserted (8.6.2010) by Digital Economy Act 2010 (c. 24), ss. 22(4), 47(1)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 3: amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2012/292, Sch. Pt. 2 (12.7.2012) by The Broadcasting (Local Digital Television Programme Services and Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1842), art. 4

C2

Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) (14.2.2012) by The Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/292), arts. 1, 4, Sch. Pt. 2

C3

Pt. 3 modified (1.4.2025) by The Community Radio Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/160), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. (with art. 8)