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The Channel 4 (Application of Excess Revenues) Order 1998

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Draft 1998, ISBN 0110797213

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Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament under section 27(8) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

BROADCASTING

Made 1998

Coming into force 1998

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 27(8) of the Broadcasting Act 1990f1;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27(7) of the Broadcasting Act 1990, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 42. Section 27 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended by section 83 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55) and by the Channel 4 (Application of Excess Revenues) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/3019).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Application of excess revenues
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Channel 4 (Application of Excess Revenues) Order 1998 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Application of excess revenues

In section 27(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1990, for “33⅓ per cent” substitute “nil per cent”.

Signature

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This order amends section 27(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 so as to reduce from 33⅓ per cent to nil per cent the percentage of the excess revenues of the Channel Four Television Corporation which must be paid to the Independent Television Commission under that section.