Communications Act 2003

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97(1)Section 32 of the 1996 Act (digital broadcasting of Gaelic programmes) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(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.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 15 para. 97 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)