C1Part III Independent Radio Services
C1Chapter II Sound Broadcasting Services
Local and other services
104AAF1Further renewal of local licences
1
A local 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 (subject to the following provisions of this section and section 104AB).
2
A local licence may be renewed under this section only if—
a
it has been renewed under section 104A, or
b
it is granted on or after the day on which this section comes into force F7....
3
Subsections (3) to (12), (13) and (14) of section 104A 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 104A, subject to subsections (4) F8, (4A) and (5).
4
Section 104A(3) (as applied) has effect as if the words “Subject to subsection (2)” were omitted.
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Section 104A(14) (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 104A (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.
5
In the case of an approved licence, if an applicant for renewal of the licence under this section makes a national nomination in accordance with section 104AB, section 104A (as applied) has effect as if—
a
subsections (4) and (13)(b) were omitted,
b
references to the nominated local digital sound programme service were references to the national digital sound programme service nominated under section 104AB, F9...
c
references to the nominated local radio multiplex service were references to the national radio multiplex service nominated under section 104AB F10, and
d
references to the nominated small-scale radio multiplex service were omitted.
6
In this section and sections 104AB and 104AC—
“approved licence” means a local licence approved by OFCOM for the purposes of this section;
“local digital sound programme service”, “local radio multiplex service”, “national digital sound programme service” and “national radio multiplex service” have the same meanings as in Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
F11“small-scale radio multiplex service” has the same meaning as in section 258A of the Communications Act 2003.
7
Before approving a licence for the purposes of this section, OFCOM must publish a document specifying—
a
the licence proposed to be approved, and
b
a period in which representations may be made to OFCOM.
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)