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The Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 (Prescription of Information) (Amendment) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/2557 · Made 29 September 2008

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Electronic Communications

Broadcasting

Made 29th September 2008

Laid before Parliament 1st October 2008

Coming into force 27th October 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c.8.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Substitutions
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 (Prescription of Information) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 27th October 2008.

2Substitutions

In article 3(4) of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) (Prescription of Information) Order 2007f1—

(a)

in the definition of “Digital Switchover Help Scheme”, for “30th April 2007” substitute “28th March 2008f2”; and

(b)

in the definition of “qualifying individual”, for “clause 8(1)(b)(i)” substitute “clause 8(1)(b)”.

Signature

Andy Burnham

Secretary of State

for Culture, Media and Sport

29th September 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 (c. 8), amends the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act (Prescription of Information) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 1768). Under the Scheme, certain groups of people can get help to convert their television equipment to digital reception. This Order substitutes references to the previous Digital Switchover Help Scheme for the amended Digital Switchover Help Scheme agreed between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the BBC on 28th March 2008 with a consequential amendment to the reference to that Scheme in the definition of “qualifying individual”. The Digital Switchover Help Scheme (Cm 7356) can be obtained from The Stationery Office (TSO) or the following website: www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.