Regulation 3 Transitional arrangements

(1)

A person providing a regulated electronic programme guide which falls within section 211A(2)(c) of the Communications Act 2003 is not required to have a licence under Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1996^f1 until—

(a)

in the case of an electronic programme guide which is provided in accordance with regulation 2(6)(a), 1st December 2026;

(b)

in the case of an electronic programme guide which is not provided in accordance with regulation 2(6)(a), but can be accessed as described in regulation 2(6)(b), 1st June 2027.

(2)

A person providing a relevant regulated television service which—

(a)

is not a regulated electronic programme guide, and

(b)

is required to have a licence under Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 only as a consequence of being accessible by means of a regulated electronic programme guide which falls within section 211A(2)(c) of the Communications Act 2003,

is not required to have such a licence until 1st December 2027.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “relevant regulated television service” has the same meaning as in section 13(1A) of the Broadcasting Act 1990^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 55.
f2: Section 13(1A) was inserted by paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).