19(1)Section 84 of the 1990 Act (regulation by Radio Authority of independent radio services) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (3), after “shall”, where first occurring, there is inserted “ subject to subsection (3A) ”.
(3)After that subsection there is inserted—
“(3A)For the purposes of this Part, any satellite service which is composed by, and transmitted for, a BBC company, a Channel 4 company or an S4C company—
(a)shall be regarded as provided by that company and not by the relevant broadcasting body (even if the relevant broadcasting body is in a position to determine what is to be included in the service), and
(b)shall be regarded as provided from a place in the United Kingdom.
(3B)In subsection (3A) “relevant broadcasting body” means—
(a)in relation to a BBC company, the BBC,
(b)in relation to a Channel 4 company, the Channel Four Television Corporation, and
(c)in relation to an S4C company, the Welsh Authority.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 19 wholly in force at 1.10.1996; Sch. 10 para. 19 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 149(1); Sch. 10 para. 19 in force at 1.10.1996 by S.I. 1996/2120, art. 4, Sch. 1