The Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) Order 1998

PART II EXCEPTED SERVICES

The following are excepted services for the purposes of Article 2(2) of this Order.

1.  A service provided for the purpose of the delivery of only the following services:

(a) (i) the two television broadcasting services provided by the BBC on the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1996;

(ii) Channel 3;

(iii) Channel 4 or S4C, as the case may be;

(iv) Channel 5;

(v) any teletext services provided within the spare capacity of the frequencies on which the services mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above are provided;

(vi) any restricted service;

(vii) any qualifying service;

(viii) S4C Digital; and

(ix) the qualifying teletext service:

(b) the services described in sub-paragraph (a) above, and any of the services referred to in section 72(2)(d), (e) or (f) of the 1990 Act(1).

2.  A service which consists in the transmission for general reception by any person for the purpose of the delivery of any of the following services:

(a) Channel 3;

(b) Channel 4;

(c) S4C;

(d) Channel 5;

(e) any local radio service;

(f) any national radio service;

(g) any restricted service;

(h) any qualifying service;

(i) S4C Digital; or

(j) the qualifying teletext service.

3.  A service which consists in the transmission by satellite of programme services for general reception.

4.  A service which is provided by the BBC.

5.  A service which is provided by a public telecommunications operator and consists only of the service referred to in section 72(2)(e) of the 1990 Act.

(1)

Paragraph (f) of section 72(2) of the 1990 Act was inserted by paragraph 4 in Part I of Schedule 10 to the 1996 Act.