{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-television-licensing-amendment-regulations-2021/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-television-licensing-amendment-regulations-2021/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/124",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-television-licensing-amendment-regulations-2021",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/692) (“the 2004 Regulations”) by providing for increases in—\n(a) the amount payable for most categories of TV licence;\n(b) the amount of each instalment for certain categories of TV licence which are payable in instalments.\nIn summary—\n(a) the amount usually payable for a colour TV licence is increased from £157.50 to £159.00 and that for a black and white TV licence is increased from £53.00 to £53.50 (see regulations 3 and 5);\n(b) the instalments for a premium instalment licence are increased so that the total amount payable is increased from £162.50 to £164.00 (see regulation 4(1) and (2));\n(c) the instalments for a budget instalment licence and for an easy entry licence are increased so that in each case the total amount payable is increased from £157.50 to £159.00 (see regulation 4(1) and (3) to (34));\n(d) the instalments for a simple payment licence are increased so that the total amount payable is increased from £157.50 to £159.00 (see regulation 4(1), (35) and (36)).\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/124/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:17:43.163470+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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