13.—(1) In section 281 of the 2003 Act (disqualification from appointment as news provider for regional Channel 3 services), after subsection (2) there shall be added—
“(3) The reference in subsection (2)(a) to a body which is a disqualified person under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act in relation to a Channel 3 licence includes a reference to a person who is disqualified by virtue of a disqualification order under section 145 of the 1996 Act.”
(2) In section 145(7) of the 1996 Act(1), the words “, 32(12)” are hereby repealed.
Section 145(7) was amended by paragraph 140(3) of Schedule 15 to the 2003 Act.