# The Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025, Article 2: Amendment to section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002


In section 58 of the Act (specified considerations)—
(a) in subsection (2A), for “newspapers” substitute “news media”;
(b) in subsection (2B), for “newspapers”, in both places it occurs, substitute “news media”;
(c) in subsection (2C), in paragraph (c), for “media enterprises” substitute “enterprises consisting in or involving broadcasting”;
(d) after subsection (2E) insert—
“(2F) In this Part, “news media” means—
(a) newspapers; or
(b) news programmes.
(2G) In this Part, “news programme” means a programme—
(a) consisting of, or including, news-related material; and
(b) included in broadcasting.
(2H) For the purposes of subsection (2G)—
(a) “news-related material” includes—
(i) news or information about current affairs; and
(ii) opinion about matters relating to the news and current affairs;
(b) a programme is not to be treated as consisting of, or including, news-related material if the news-related material contained in the programme—
(i) is included only incidentally to the main content of the programme; or
(ii) relates wholly to a particular pastime, hobby, trade, business, industry or profession.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/737/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-amendment-of-section-58-considerations-order-2025/article-2
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