SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Corresponding obligations of the BBC and Welsh Authority

Part 2The Welsh Authority

Programme standards

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This paragraph applies if OFCOM are satisfied—

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that the Welsh Authority have failed in any respect to perform any of their duties under—

i

paragraphs 12 to 14,

ii

paragraph 23A,

iii

section 368D(1) except so far as it relates to advertising,

iv

section 368D(2),

v

section 368D(3)(zza), (zb), (a) or (b), or

vi

section 368E(4) except so far as it relates to advertising; and

b

that the failure can be appropriately remedied by the inclusion in any or all of the Authority’s public television services F2or on-demand programme services of a correction or a statement of findings.

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OFCOM may direct the Welsh Authority to include a correction or a statement of findings (or both) in any one or more of their public television services F5or on-demand programme services .

3

A direction may require the correction or statement of findings to be in such form, and to be included in programmes at such time or times, as OFCOM may determine.

4

OFCOM are not to give a direction under this paragraph unless they have given the Welsh Authority a reasonable opportunity of making representations to them about the matters appearing to OFCOM to provide grounds for the giving of the direction.

5

Where the Welsh Authority include a correction or a statement of findings in any of their public television services F3or on-demand programme services in pursuance of a direction under this paragraph, the Authority may announce that they are doing so in pursuance of such a direction.

6

For the purposes of this paragraph a statement of findings, in relation to a case in which OFCOM are satisfied that the Welsh Authority have failed to perform a duty F1mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) , is a statement of OFCOM’s findings in relation to that failure.