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

PART 3 Modifications of Part 2 of the 1996 Act in relation to community digital sound programme services and small-scale radio multiplex services

20.  Part 2 of the 1996 Act has effect with the following modifications.

21.  Section 72 (interpretation of Part 2) has effect as if the following definitions were inserted in the appropriate places—

““2004 Order means the Community Radio Order 2004;

“2019 Order” means the Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019(1);

“Broadcasting Act licence” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act(2);

“community” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2019 Order;

“community digital sound programme service” is to be construed in accordance with section 60(1) and “community digital sound programme licence” means a licence to provide a community digital sound programme service;

“national sound broadcasting licence” means a licence to provide a sound broadcasting service (within the meaning of Part 3 of the 1990 Act) which is a national service (within the meaning of that Part);

“overlap” is to be construed in accordance with article 2(5) of the 2019 Order;

“relevant community” means, in relation to a community digital sound programme service, the community or communities which that service is intended to serve;

“small-scale radio multiplex service” has the meaning given by article 3 of the 2019 Order and “small-scale radio multiplex licence” means a licence to provide such a service;

“social gain” has the meaning given in article 2(1) and (2) of the 2019 Order;”.

(1)

S.I. 2019/****.

(2)

This definition was inserted by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69 of Schedule 15 to, the 2003 Act.