Article 4 Amendments of the Office of Communications Act 2002

After paragraph 14 insert—

“14A.

(1)

The persons listed in sub-paragraph (2) shall be disqualified from being the chairman or another member of any committee established by OFCOM for the purpose of carrying out any of the following functions of OFCOM—

(a)

functions in relation to matters that concern the contents of anything which is or may be broadcast or otherwise transmitted by means of electronic communications networks;

(b)

functions in relation to the promotion of public understanding or awareness of matters relating to the publication of matter by means of the electronic media.

(2)

The persons are—

(a)

trustees and employees of the BBC;

(b)

members and employees of the Welsh Authority; and

(c)

members and employees of C4C.

(3)

The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the publication of anything by means of the electronic media is a reference to its being—

(a)

broadcast so as to be available for reception by members of the public or of a section of the public; or

(b)

distributed by means of an electronic communications network to members of the public or of a section of the public.

(4)

In this paragraph—

• “electronic communications network” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003; and

• “the BBC”, “broadcast”, “C4C”, “distribute” and “the Welsh Authority” have the meaning given by section 405 of that Act.”