Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Listed Events (Coverage) Regulations 2026.

These Regulations come into force on 1st January 2027.

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1990 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1990^f1;

• “the 1996 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1996;

• “the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 2003.

References in these Regulations to days of an event are to any periods of play and other activity into which an event is divided which are based (or approximately based) on calendar days in the location or locations where the event takes place.