Paragraph 9

Section 53 (failure to begin providing licensed service and financial penalties on revocation of licence) has effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there were inserted—

“(aa)
in the case of a small-scale radio multiplex licence, OFCOM have reasonable grounds for believing that that person will not provide the service within 18 months of the date the licence was awarded, or”;

(b)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

at the end of paragraph (b)(ii) “, or” were inserted;

(ii)

after paragraph (b)(ii) there were inserted—

“(c)
in the case of a small-scale radio multiplex licence, £100,000.”.