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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-television-licence-fees-regulations-1997/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/290",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-television-licence-fees-regulations-1997",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "FEES FOR TELEVISION LICENCE PAYABLE BY INSTALMENTS",
  "text": "1\n2\n3\nType of licence\nDescripton of licence\nFees\n1 Premium instalment television licence (including colour) (not in Jersey or Guernsey)\nA licence as described in column 2 of item 2 in Part I of Schedule 2, the fee for which is payable in accordance with column 3 of this Schedule.\nAn issue fee of £24.14, and thereafter three instalment payments of £24.12, the first payable within the period of three months beginning immediately after the issue of the licence, the second within the period of six months beginning immediately after that issue and the third within the period of nine months beginning immediately after that issue.\n2 Budget instalment television licence (including colour)\nA licence as described in column 2 of item 2 in Part I of Schedule 2, the fee for which is payable in the instalments specified in column 3 of this Schedule.\nAn issue fee of £53.40 and thereafter five instalments of £7.62; or\nan issue fee of £52.60 and thereafter five instalments of £7.78; or\nan issue fee of £49.95 and thereafter five instalments of £8.31; or\nan issue fee of £49.20 and thereafter five instalments of £8.46; or\nan issue fee of £45.75 and thereafter five instalments of £9.15; or\nan issue fee of £45.10 and thereafter five instalments of £9.28; or\nan issue fee of £40.70 and thereafter five instalments of £10.16; or\nan issue fee of £40.15 and thereafter five instalments of £10.27; or\nan issue fee of £34.35 and thereafter five instalments of £11.43; or\nan issue fee of £33.95 and thereafter five instalments of £11.51; or\nan issue fee of £30.50 and thereafter two instalments of £30.50; or\nan issue fee of £26.15 and thereafter five instalments of £13.07; or\nan issue fee of £25.95 and thereafter five instalments of £13.11; or\nan issue fee of £22.89 and thereafter three instalments of £22.87; or\nan issue fee of £18.30 and thereafter four instalments of £18.30; or\nan issue fee of £15.25 and thereafter five instalments of £15.25.\nIn each case the first instalment shall be payable within the period of one month beginning immediately after the issue of the licence and the second and, where applicable, the third, fourth and fifth within the periods of two, three, four and five months respectively beginning immediately after that issue.\n3 Easy entry televison licence (not black and white only) (not in Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man)\nA licence as described in column 2 of item 2 in Part I of Schedule 2, the fee for which is payable in the instalments specified in column 3 of this Schedule which is issued to a person who, at the time of the issue, is in receipt of one, or more, income related state benefit.\nAn issue fee of £4.00 followed by 25 weekly instalments of £3.50.",
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      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
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      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998"
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      "affecting": "uksi/1998/558",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/663",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2003"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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