Communications Act 2003

Prohibition on providing television services without a licenceU.K.

5(1)Section 13 of the 1990 Act (prohibition on providing television services without a licence) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (1) (offence of providing such service without a licence), for “service falling within section 2(1)(a), (aa), (b), (c), (cc) or (d)” there shall be substituted “ relevant regulated television service ”.

(3)After that subsection there shall be inserted—

(1A)In subsection (1) “relevant regulated television service” means a service falling, in pursuance of section 211(1) of the Communications Act 2003, to be regulated by OFCOM, other than a television multiplex service.

(4)In subsection (2) (exemption orders made after consulting the ITC), for “the Commission” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 15 para. 5 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)