The Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Transitional provision relating to EEA broadcasters

5.—(1) This regulation applies to a television licensable content service, digital television programme service or digital additional television service which—

(a) began to be provided before exit day, and

(b) is provided by a person who—

(i) immediately before exit day was for the purposes of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive under the jurisdiction of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, and

(ii) on and after exit day is not for the purposes of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, or any other CTT State.

(2) During the 6 months beginning with the day on which exit day falls, the service is to be taken for the purposes of section 211 of the Communications Act 2003 (as amended by Schedule 1) to be an exempt foreign service, whether or not it would be so taken apart from this regulation.

(3) In this regulation, “Audiovisual Media Services Directive” has the meaning given by section 405(1) of the Communications Act 2003(1).

(1)

This definition was inserted by S.I. 2010/1883.