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Broadcasting Act 1981
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7Programme prizes
(1)Without prejudice to the provision as to prizes and gifts contained in section 4(4), a programme (other than an advertisement) broadcast by the Authority—
(a)shall not include anything which offers any prize of significant value (whether competed for or not) or any gift of significant value unless—
(i)the value of the prize or gift does not exceed an amount previously approved by the Authority for that prize or gift in relation to that programme, and
(ii)the aggregate value of all such prizes and gifts offered in the programme does not exceed an amount previously approved by the Authority for that programme ; and
(b)shall not include anything which offers any prize or gift of significant value in connection with a game, competition or test of any kind unless the rules governing the conduct of the game, competition or test have been previously approved by the Authority.
(2)Subsection (1) shall not be taken to apply to a programme by reason only that in it there is broadcast a sporting or other event or competition not organised for the purposes of the programme.
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