SCHEDULE 1Amendments of primary legislation

PART 2Amendments of Broadcasting Act 1996

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1

Section 99 (contract for exclusive right to televise listed event to be void) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3)(a) M1, for the words from “nor to any” to “United Kingdom” substitute “ , to any CTT broadcaster or on an exempt Irish service ”.

3

After that subsection insert—

4

In subsection (3)—

  • “CTT broadcaster” means a person who for the purposes of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television is within the jurisdiction of a State, other than the United Kingdom, which is for the time being a party to the Convention”;

  • “exempt Irish service” means a service specified in section 211B(1)(b) of the Communications Act 2003.