Commission Decision of 16 October 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/730/EC)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS U.K.

2000 No 54 U.K.

BROADCASTING U.K.

The Television Broadcasting Regulations 2000 U.K.

Made: 14 January 2000

Laid before Parliament: 14 January 2000

Coming into force: 19 January 2000

Whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) with regard to measures relating to television broadcasting;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Television Broadcasting Regulations 2000 U.K.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 19 January 2000. U.K.

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Amendments of Broadcasting Act 1996 U.K.

3. Part IV of the Broadcasting Act 1996(3) (sporting and other events of national interest) is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations. U.K.

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14 January 2000

Chris Smith

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

(1)

S.I. 1997/1174.

(2)

1972 c. 68; by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created by or arising under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993 (Cm 2183).

(3)

1996 c. 55.