The Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019

7.  Section 51 (award of local radio multiplex licences) has effect as if—

(a) in the heading, for “local” there were substituted “small-scale”;

(b) in subsection (1), for “local” there were substituted “small-scale”;

(c) in subsection (2)—

(i) paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) were omitted;

(ii) in paragraph (c), the words from “and to maintain” to the end were omitted;

(iii) after paragraph (c) there were inserted—

“(ca) the desirability of awarding the licence to an applicant that—

(i) is a person providing or proposing to provide a community digital sound programme service in that area or locality, or

(ii) has as a participant a person providing or proposing to provide a community digital sound programme service in that area or locality,”;

(iv) in paragraph (f)(1), for “living” there were substituted “providing or proposing to provide community or local digital sound programme services”;

(v) in paragraph (g)(2)—

(aa) after “providing” there were inserted “or proposing to provide community or local”;

(bb) “television licensable content services or digital additional services,” were omitted;

(d) in subsection (4), for “local” there were substituted “small-scale”;

(e) after subsection (4) there were inserted—

“(5) For the purposes of this section, “participant” has the same meaning as in Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.

(6) OFCOM may revoke the award of a small-scale radio multiplex licence to a person where—

(a) a licence has not been granted to that person, and

(b) OFCOM have reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the licence was awarded will not provide the service within 18 months of the date the licence was awarded.”.

(1)

Paragraph (f) was substituted by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 110 of Schedule 15 to, the 2003 Act.

(2)

Paragraph (g) was amended by S.I. 2006/2131.