SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Amendments of Broadcasting Acts

Part 2Amendments of the 1996 Act

Radio multiplex services

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(1)

Section 40 of the 1996 Act (radio multiplex services) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

For subsections (1) to (3) there shall be substituted—

“(1)

In this Part “radio multiplex service” means a radio multiplex service within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003.”

(3)

In subsection (4) (local and national multiplex services), the words “provided on a frequency or frequencies assigned to the Authority under section 45(1)” shall be omitted.

(4)

In subsection (5), for “for general reception” there shall be substituted “ so as to be available for reception by members of the public ”.

(5)

For subsection (8) of that section there shall be substituted—

“(8)

In this section—

“available for reception by members of the public” shall be construed in accordance with section 361 of the Communications Act 2003;

“broadcast” means broadcast otherwise than from a satellite.”