Amendment of the Broadcasting Act 1990

4.—(1) The Broadcasting Act 1990(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 58 (sources of programmes for S4C) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) For the purpose mentioned in subsection (1A) the BBC shall—

(a) provide to the Welsh Authority (free of charge) sufficient television programmes in Welsh to occupy not less than ten hours’ transmission time per week; and

(b) do so in a way which meets the reasonable requirements of the Authority.

(1A) The purpose is to enable the Welsh Authority to fulfil—

(a) so much of the public service remit for S4C as is contained in paragraph 3(2)(a) and (b) of Schedule 12 to the Communications Act 2003; and

(b) so much of the public service remit for S4C Digital as is contained in paragraph 3(3) of that Schedule.”.

(3) In section 71(1) (interpretation of Part 1), in the definition of “S4C”, after ““S4C”” insert “and “S4C Digital” each”.

(1)

Section 58 was amended by paragraph 28 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003.