Article 2 Amendment to section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002

in subsection (2A), for “newspapers” substitute “news media”;

in subsection (2B), for “newspapers”, in both places it occurs, substitute “news media”;

in subsection (2C), in paragraph (c), for “media enterprises” substitute “enterprises consisting in or involving broadcasting”;

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.”.