{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-act-2002/section-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/36",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-advertising-and-promotion-act-2002",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Television and radio broadcasting",
  "text": "(1) In this section “the 1990 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42) and “the 1996 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55).\n(2) This Act does not apply in relation to anything included in a service to which any of subsections (3) to (6) apply.\n(3) This subsection applies to —\n(a) a service falling within section 211(1) of the Communications Act 2003 (independent television services regulated by the Office of Communications) which is not an additional television service (within the meaning of Part 3 of that Act); ...\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) This subsection applies to a service which—\n(a) falls within section 245(1) of the Communications Act 2003 (independent radio services regulated by the Office of Communications); but\n(b) is not a digital additional sound service (within the meaning of Part 3 of that Act).\n(6) This subsection applies to a service provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation or Sianel Pedwar Cymru (the body corporate so named by section 56 of the 1990 Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 12(3) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 17 para. 173(2) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 12(3)(b) omitted (23.8.2024) by virtue of Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 21; S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 12(4) repealed (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 19(1), Note 1 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 12(5) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 17 para. 173(3) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 12(6) substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 28; S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 12 wholly in force at 14.2.2003; s. 12 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 22(1)(2); s. 12 wholly in force at 14.2.2003 by S.I. 2002/2865, art. 2(2)(i); S.S.I. 2002/512, art. 2(2)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/36/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:34:53.212916+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."
}