88(1)Section 16 of the 1996 Act (duration and renewal of multiplex licences) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “OFCOM”.
(3)In subsection (3), after “not later than” there shall be inserted “the day falling three months before”.
(4)After subsection (12), there shall be inserted—
“(12A)A determination for the purposes of subsection (12)—
(a)must be made at least one year before the date determined; and
(b)must be notified by OFCOM to the person who holds the licence in question.”