Explanatory note

This Order amends the Communications (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3195) (the “2003 Order”), by which the Office of Communications Act 2002 and the Communications Act 2003 (the “2003 Act”) were extended, in part and with modifications, to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

The amendments made to the 2003 Order by this Order modify section 262 (Community radio) of the 2003 Act, which was extended in part and with modifications to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by the 2003 Order, so as to provide that Her Majesty may make Orders in Council relating to the Bailiwick of Guernsey under that section. The amendments made by this Order also modify section 359 (Grants to providers) of the 2003 Act, which was also extended in part and with modifications to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by the 2003 Order, to amend the basis on which grants to providers are to be available in Guernsey.