{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-radio-guernsey-order-2013/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-radio-guernsey-order-2013/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/243",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Radio (Guernsey) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-radio-guernsey-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Broadcasting\nMade 12th February 2013\nComing into force 19th March 2013\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of February 2013\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 262(1), (3) and (4) of the Communications Act 2003, as extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following order:\nThe community radio services to which this Order in Council applies are, or are to be, provided primarily for the good of members of the public or of a particular community, rather than for commercial reasons. The appropriate authority of Guernsey considers that the provision of services of that description would confer significant benefits on the public or on the communities for which they would be provided.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 262 of the Communications Act 2003 was extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by article 6 of, and paragraph 50 of Schedule 2 to, the Communications (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order 2003, S.I. 2003/3195, as amended by S.I. 2004/1116 and S.I. 2012/2688. There have been further amendments to S.I. 2003/3195 which are not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/243/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:05:08.196288+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."
}