http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/55/section/61Broadcasting Act 1996An Act to make new provision about the broadcasting in digital form of television and sound programme services and the broadcasting in that form on television or radio frequencies of other services; to amend the Broadcasting Act 1990; to make provision about rights to televise sporting or other events of national interest; to amend in other respects the law relating to the provision of television and sound programme services; to provide for the establishment and functions of a Broadcasting Standards Commission and for the dissolution of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission and the Broadcasting Standards Council; to make provision for the transfer to other persons of property, rights and liabilities of the British Broadcasting Corporation relating to their transmission network; and for connected purposes.1996-07-24texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-21Expert Participation2026-01-01 Broadcasting Act 1996s. 97(1)-(2A)Communications Act 2003s. 299(1)Sch. 18s. 411(2)reg. 2Broadcasting Act 1996s. 97(5A)(5B)Communications Act 2003s. 299(4)Sch. 18s. 411(2)reg. 2Broadcasting Act 1996s. 101(1)-(1D)Communications Act 2003s. 300(2)Sch. 18 para. 51(3)s. 411(2)Broadcasting Act 1996specified provision(s)Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2004art. 2 Part II611Subject to the provisions of this Part and to section 111 of the 1990 Act as applied by section 62(10), a digital sound programme licence shall continue in force until it is surrendered by its holder.2A digital sound programme licence shall include such conditions as appear to OFCOM to be appropriate for requiring the holder of the licence—aon entering into any agreement with the provider of a radio multiplex service, of a television multiplex service or of a general multiplex service for the provision of a digital sound programme service to be broadcast by means of the multiplex service , to notify OFCOM —iof the identity of the multiplex service ,iiof the characteristics of the digital sound programme service to which the agreement relates, andiiiof the period during which it will be provided,bwhen any such agreement is varied so far as it relates to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), to notify OFCOM of the variation so far as relating to those matters, andcwhere he is providing a digital sound programme service to the provider of a radio multiplex service, of a television multiplex service or of a general multiplex service in accordance with such an agreement as is mentioned in paragraph (a) but intends to cease doing so, to notify OFCOM of that fact.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pt. 2 modified (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 258, 411(2) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Pt. 2: 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)Words in s. 61(2) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 120(2)(a) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Words in s. 61(2)(a) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 120(2)(b) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Words in s. 61(2)(a) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 120(2)(c) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Words in s. 61(2)(a)(i) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 120(2)(d) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Words in s. 61(2)(c) substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 120(2)(b) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)S. 61(3)(4) repealed (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 19(1) Note 1 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (25.10.2019) by The Small Scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1387), arts. 1, 6(a), Sch. Pts. 1, 3 (as amended (1.4.2025) by The Community Radio Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/160), arts. 1(2), 9 (with art. 10))Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (25.10.2019) by The Small Scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1387), arts. 1, 6(b), Sch. Pts. 2, 3 (as amended (1.4.2025) by The Community Radio Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/160), arts. 1(2), 9)