Standards code
43(1)In relation to any time after the commencement of section 319 of this Act, a code in force immediately before its commencement as a code drawn up under section 6, 7, 9, 90, 91 or 93 of the 1990 Act or section 108 of the 1996 Act is to have effect (subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)) as if it were a code issued by OFCOM for the purpose of setting standards under section 319 of this Act.
(2)A code under the 1990 Act shall have effect by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) in relation only to the following—
(a)in the case of the codes under sections 6, 7 and 9, services the provision of which is authorised by licences under Part 1 of the 1990 Act and S4C; and
(b)in the case of the codes under sections 90, 91 and 93, services the provision of which is authorised by licences under Part 3 of that Act.
(3)In the case of the code under section 108 of the 1996 Act, the code shall have effect by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)in relation only to services provided by the BBC or the Welsh Authority; and
(b)to the extent only that it contains provision that applies to those services and, in the case of services provided by the Welsh Authority, relates to matters other than advertising and impartiality.