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Communications Act 2003

An Act to confer functions on the Office of Communications; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of electronic communications networks and services and of the use of the electro-magnetic spectrum; to make provision about the regulation of broadcasting and of the provision of television and radio services; to make provision about mergers involving newspaper and other media enterprises and, in that connection, to amend the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.

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Communications Act 2003

specified provision(s)

The Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003

art. 1(3)

Communications Act 2003

s. 368E(5)(d)

(e)

Digital Economy Act 2017

s. 94(3)

s. 118(6)

Communications Act 2003

s. 148A and cross-heading

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

s. 73(2)

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

s. 402(2A)(za)

(zb)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

Sch.

para. 2

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

para. 21(6)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

Sch.

para. 3(5)(b)

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

para. 37(3)(aza)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

Sch.

para. 3(9)

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

para. 84(1)(aza)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

Sch.

para. 3(10)

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

para. 103(1)(ca)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

s. 70

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

para. 119A

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

s. 72

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

Sch. 3A

Pt. 4ZA

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

s. 67(1)

s. 79(2)

Communications Act 2003

s. 124Q(7)(a)

Crime and Courts Act 2013

Sch. 9

para. 52

s. 61(3)

Communications Act 2003

specified provision(s)

Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2004

art. 2

Communications Act 2003

specified provision(s)

Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2004

art. 2

Communications Act 2003

specified provision(s)

Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2004

art. 2

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Amendments of Broadcasting Acts

Part 2Amendments of the 1996 Act

Digital broadcasting of Gaelic programmes

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Section 32 of the 1996 Act (digital broadcasting of Gaelic programmes) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for “the Commission to include in any multiplex licence granted in respect of one frequency to which section 28 applies” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM to include in no more than one relevant multiplex licence ”.

3

In subsection (7), for “Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig” there shall be substituted “ Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig ”.

4

For subsection (9) there shall be substituted—

9
In this section—
“Gaelic” means the Gaelic language as spoken in Scotland;
“relevant multiplex licence” means a multiplex licence in respect of which the Secretary of State has made an order under section 243(3) of the Communications Act 2003;
“television broadcasting service” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003.