SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Functions transferred to OFCOM
3Functions in relation to the licensing etc. of television services
The following functions of the Independent Television Commission are transferred to OFCOM—
a
the function of granting or awarding licences under Part 1 of the 1990 Act (independent television services) and Part 1 of the 1996 Act (digital television broadcasting);
b
the Commission’s functions under those Parts in relation to, and to applications for, licences under either of those Parts;
c
the function of securing the provision of a nationwide system of television broadcasting services known as Channel 3;
d
the function of securing the provision of the television broadcasting service known as Channel 5.