C1Part III Independent Radio Services
C1Chapter II Sound Broadcasting Services
National services
103BF1Further renewal of national licences
1
A national licence may be renewed under this section on F4three occasions for a period of not more than 7 years F2(on the F5first occasion), 5 years (on the second occasion)F6or 10 years (on the third occasion) beginning with the date of renewal (“the renewal period”) (subject to the following provisions of this section).
2
Subsections (2) to (9), (11) and (12) of section 103A apply in relation to the renewal of a licence under this section as they apply in relation to the renewal of a licence under section 103A, subject to F7subsections (3) and (3A).
3
Those provisions apply in relation to the renewal of a licence under this section as if the following were omitted—
a
subsection (4)(b),
b
in subsection (4)(c), the words from “or OFCOM” to the end,
c
subsection (6)(a),
d
subsection (8)(a), and
e
subsection (9)(c).
F33A
Section 103A(12) (as applied) does not prevent the determination of a date falling less than one year after the making of the determination where—
a
the renewal of the licence in question would be the third renewal under this section,
b
OFCOM consider that the relevant date for the purposes of section 103A (as applied) is a date which is not more than 15 months after the day on which this subsection comes into force, and
c
the determination is made as soon as practicable after that day.
4
Where OFCOM renew a licence under this section they must include in the licence as renewed a condition requiring the licence holder to do all that the licence holder can to secure the broadcasting of a simulcast radio service in digital form throughout the renewal period.
Pt. III: transfer of functions (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)