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Section 368BA Advance notification to appropriate regulatory authorityF1F2

United Kingdom

(1)

A person must not provide an on-demand programme service unless, before beginning to provide it, that person has given a notification to the appropriate regulatory authority of the person’s intention to provide that service.

(2)

A person who has given a notification for the purposes of subsection (1) must, before—

(a)

providing the notified service with any significant differences; or

(b)

ceasing to provide it,

give a notification to the appropriate regulatory authority of the differences or (as the case may be) of an intention to cease to provide the service.

(3)

A notification for the purposes of this section must—

(a)

be sent to the appropriate regulatory authority in such manner as the authority may require; and

(b)

contain all such information as the authority may require.

(F34)

In this section, “significant differences” includes any change that may affect F4whether or not paragraphs (e) and (f) of section 368A(1) are satisfied.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 4A inserted (19.12.2009) by Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2979), regs. 1(1), 2

F2

Ss. 368BA, 368BB and cross-heading inserted (18.3.2010) by The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/419), regs. 1(1), 4

F3

S. 368BA(4) inserted (6.4.2021) by The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1062), regs. 1(3)(a), 26 (with Pt. 7)

F4

Words in s. 368BA(4) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(h), Sch. 12 para. 6; S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(z6)

Notes on Chapter 2

Textual amendments

F2

Pt. 4A Ch. 2 heading inserted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 37(5), 55(3)(d); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(o)