# The Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force on 17th October 2024 provisions of Parts 1 and 5 of the Media Act 2024 (c. 15) (“the Act”). These are the second set of commencement regulations under the Act.
Regulation 2 brings into force section 19 in Part 1 of the Act (amount of financial penalties: qualifying revenue) for the purposes of allowing OFCOM to carry out preparatory work.
Regulation 3 brings into force the whole of Part 5 of the Act which makes provision to update the regulatory framework for commercial radio.
Regulation 4 makes transitional provision in connection with the commencement of sections 43 (character of local services) and 44 (local news and information) of the Act in order to provide that conditions included in licences of local analogue radio services relating to local news are treated as if those conditions were included in such licences under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) (local news and information in local sound broadcasting services) as that section is amended by section 44 of the Act.
Regulation 5(1) makes saving provision in connection with community radio. The Community Radio Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1944) provides that the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42) (“1990 Act”) have effect in relation to community radio services with the modifications set out in the Schedule to that Order. This saving provision provides that specified parts of the 1990 Act continue to have effect in relation to community radio services as if the amendments to the 1990 Act made by sections 42 and 43 of the Act had not been commenced by these Regulations.
Regulation 5(2) makes saving provision in connection with small-scale radio. The Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1387) provides that the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55) (“1996 Act”) have effect in relation to small-scale radio multiplex services with the modifications set out in the Schedule to that Order. This saving provision provides that specified parts of the 1996 Act continue to have effect in relation to small-scale radio multiplex services as if the amendments to the 1996 Act made by section 47 of the Act had not been commenced by these Regulations.
An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as they have no impact on cost to business, the public or voluntary sectors independent of the provisions these Regulations bring into force. A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the UK Parliament website at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3505/publications or from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1033/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/media-act-2024-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2024/note/enacted
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