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The Limit in Relation to Licences to Provide Radio Multiplex Services Order 1999

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Draft 1999, ISBN 0110821408

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Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament under paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

BROADCASTING

Made 1999

Coming into force 1999

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990f1.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 11(5) of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990f2, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 42; Paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 was amended by paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55).

f2

Paragraph 11 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 was substituted by paragraph 10 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1996.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to paragraph 11 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Limit in Relation to Licences to Provide Radio Multiplex Services Order 1999 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment to paragraph 11 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990

(1)

Paragraph 11 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (limits in relation to licences to provide national radio services, radio multiplex services or digital sound programme services) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (4)(a) for “10 per cent.” there is substituted “20 per cent.” and for “more than one body corporate” there is substituted “more than four bodies corporate”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (4)(b) for “10 per cent.” there is substituted “20 per cent.” and for “three or more bodies corporate” there is substituted “six or more bodies corporate”.

Signature

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the limit in relation to licences to provide radio multiplex services detailed in paragraph 11(4) of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 by substituting a different numerical limit for any numerical limit for the time being specified there and by substituting a different percentage for any percentage for the time being specified there.