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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-730/annex/division-SCHEDULE/division-3/division-1/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/730",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 16 October 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/730/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-730",
  "path": "annex/division/SCHEDULE/division/3/division/1/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Act restricts the acquisition by television programme providers of exclusive rights to the whole or any part of live television coverage of listed events and the broadcasting on an exclusive basis of such coverage without the previous consent of the ITC (see Part IV of the Act). Under the Act the ITC has powers to impose a financial penalty on its licensees if the restrictions on broadcasting live coverage of listed events have not been observed, if the ITC has been given false information or if material information has been withheld. In the case of the BBC and S4C the ITC must report the matter to the Secretary of State. The ITC will have regard to the provisions of the Code in exercising these powers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/730/annex/division/SCHEDULE/division/3/division/1/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:02.548013+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}