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SCHEDULEAmendments to the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Broadcasting Act 1996

1.—(1) Section 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (regulation by the Commission of provision of television services) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “(other than satellite television services)” there is substituted “(other than satellite television services and digital programme services)”;

(b)before the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c) there is inserted—

(cc)digital programme services (as defined by section 1(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1996) provided by persons who for the purposes of Council Directive 89/552/EEC are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, other than the BBC and the Welsh Authority,; and

(c)for paragraph (d) there is substituted—

(d)digital additional services (as defined by section 24(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996) provided by persons who for the purposes of Council Directive 89/552/EEC are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, other than the BBC.