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[F19.U.K.In this Schedule—
“connected” has the same meaning as it has in the Broadcasting Act 1990 by virtue of section 202 of that Act;
[F2“electronic cigarette” has the meaning given in section 368R;
“electronic cigarette refill container” has the meaning given in section 368R;]
“film made for cinema” means a film made with a view to its being shown to the general public first in a cinema;
“follow-on formulae” has the meaning given in Article 2 of Commission Directive 2006/141/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC;
“infant formulae” has the meaning given in Article 2 of Commission Directive 2006/141/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC;
“medicinal product” has the meaning given in section 130 of the Medicines Act 1968;
“prescription-only medicine” means a medicinal product of a description or falling within a class specified in an order made under section 58 of the Medicines Act 1968;
“producer”, in relation to a programme, means the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the making of the programme are undertaken;
“programme” does not include an advertisement;
“relevant provider”, in relation to a programme, means—
the provider of the television programme service in which the programme is included; and
the producer of the programme;
“residual value” means any monetary or other economic value in the hands of the relevant provider other than the cost saving of including the product, service or trademark, or a reference to it, in a programme;
“significant value” means a residual value that is more than trivial;
“tobacco product” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002;
“trade mark”, in relation to a business, includes any image (such as a logo) or sound commonly associated with that business or its products or services.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 11A inserted (16.4.2010) by The Audiovisual Media Services (Product Placement) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/831), regs. 1(1), 9
F2Words in Sch. 11A para. 9 inserted (20.5.2016) by The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/507), regs. 1(2), 45(2)(d) (with reg. 57)
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