The Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020

Amendment of the Broadcasting Act 1990

5.  In section 104AA(1) (further renewal of local licences)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “two occasions” substitute “three occasions”;

(ii) for “first occasion) or” substitute “first occasion),”;

(iii) after “second occasion)” insert “or 10 years (on the third occasion)”;

(b) in subsection (2), omit the words from “and it is the first occasion” to the end;

(c) in subsection (3), after “(4)” insert “, (4A)”;

(d) after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) Section 104A(14) (as applied) does not prevent the determination of a date falling less than one year after the making of the determination where—

(a) the renewal of the licence in question would be the third renewal under this section,

(b) OFCOM consider that the relevant date for the purposes of section 104A (as applied) is a date which is not more than 15 months after the day on which this subsection comes into force, and

(c) the determination is made as soon as practicable after that day.”;

(e) in subsection (5)—

(i) omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (b);

(ii) after paragraph (c) insert—

“, and

(d) references to the nominated small-scale radio multiplex service were omitted.”;

(f) in subsection (6), at the end insert the following definition—

““small-scale radio multiplex service” has the same meaning as in section 258A of the Communications Act 2003.”.

(1)

Section 104AA was inserted by section 32 of the Digital Economy Act 2010 and amended by S.I. 2015/2052.