Regulation 5 Concessionary licence charges

This regulation applies where a relevant licence is granted to an applicant, or held by a licensee, which—

The sum to be paid by a qualifying charity to OFCOM under section 1 of the 1998 Act on the issue of a relevant licence, and on the last day of each of the prescribed payment intervals (if any), shall be one half of the prescribed sum. Where the sum so payable to OFCOM represents a fraction of a whole pound sterling then the sum payable by the qualifying charity shall be rounded up to the nearest whole pound sterling.

In this regulation—

• “charity” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     being subject to the laws of England and Wales, or Scotland, or Northern Ireland, is a charity within the meaning of section 506(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988^f1;

  2. (b)

     being subject to the laws of the Isle of Man, is registered as a charity under the Charities Registration Act 1989^f2;

  3. (c)

     being subject to the laws of Guernsey, is a member for the time being of the Association of Guernsey Charities; or

  4. (d)

     being subject to the laws of Jersey, is a member for the time being of the Association of Jersey Charities; and

• “qualifying charity” is a body falling within paragraph (1); and

• “relevant licence” means a licence of one of the following classes—

  1. (i)

     all of the classes listed under the heading “Aeronautical” in Schedule 2;

  2. (ii)

     all of the classes listed under the heading “Maritime” in Schedule 2; and

  3. (iii)

     all of the classes listed under the heading “Business Radio” in Schedule 2.