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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15U.K.Amendments of Broadcasting Acts

Part 2U.K.Amendments of the 1996 Act

Listed eventsU.K.

127(1)Section 98 of the 1996 Act (categories of service for the purposes of Part 4 of that Act) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (3), for the words from “television” onwards there shall be substituted “ licence for the purposes of section 363 of the Communications Act 2003 ”.

(3)In subsection (5), for “The Commission” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

(4)In subsection (6), for “transmission for general reception of television programmes by satellite” there shall be substituted “ broadcasting of television programmes from a satellite so as to be available for reception by members of the public (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003) ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 15 para. 127 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

128U.K.In sections 101, 101B, 102 and 103 of the 1996 Act (restrictions on, and penalties for, televising listed and designated events), for “The Commission” and “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 15 para. 128 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

129(1)Section 104 of the 1996 Act (code of guidance) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)For “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

(3)In subsection (4)(d), the words “by the Commission” and “by them” shall be omitted.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 15 para. 129 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

130U.K.In section 104A of the 1996 Act (provision of information about listed and designated events), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 15 para. 130 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

131U.K.In section 105(1) of the 1996 Act (interpretation of Part 4 etc.), the definition of “the Commission” shall be omitted.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 15 para. 131 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)