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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legislative-reform-renewal-of-national-radio-multiplex-licences-order-2022/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2022/9780348231663",
  "legislation_title": "The Legislative Reform (Renewal of National Radio Multiplex Licences) Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legislative-reform-renewal-of-national-radio-multiplex-licences-order-2022",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is made under section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).\nNational radio multiplex licences granted under Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55) are renewable on one occasion in accordance with section 58 of that Act. Article 3 of this Order amends section 58: to allow for a renewal of a national radio multiplex licence for a period ending on 31st December 2035; to allow an application for a renewal to be made up to the ‘relevant date’ i.e. the date by which Ofcom would need to publish a notice under section 46 of that Act stating that they propose to grant a fresh licence to provide the service formerly provided under the licence (if it expired and was not renewed); and to allow Ofcom to determine the ‘relevant date’ less than one year before that date.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or public sector is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348231663/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:45:55.557373+00:00"
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  "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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