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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-368AB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003/section-368AB.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/21",
  "legislation_title": "Communications Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003",
  "path": "section/368AB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "368AB",
  "heading": "Overview of Part 4A",
  "text": "(1) This section provides an overview of this Part.\n(2) This Chapter (Chapter 1) gives the meaning of certain expressions used in this Part.\n(3) Chapter 2 contains provision for the regulation of on-demand programme services (as defined by section 368A).\n(4) Chapter 3—\n(a) sets out the rules that apply for determining when an on-demand programme service (as defined by section 368A) or a non-UK on-demand programme service (as defined by section 368AA) is a Tier 1 service,\n(b) makes provision for certain sections of Chapter 2 to apply in relation to a non-UK on-demand programme service that is a Tier 1 service in the same way that they apply in relation to an on-demand programme service, and\n(c) makes provision for the additional regulation of Tier 1 services (whether on-demand programme services or non-UK on-demand programme services).\n(5) Chapter 4 makes provision about the enforcement of certain provisions of Chapters 2 and 3.\n(6) Chapter 5 makes supplementary provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 4A inserted (19.12.2009) by Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2979), regs. 1(1), 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. 368AA, 368AB inserted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 37(3), 55(3)(d); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(o)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/368AB",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:16.154105+00:00",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}