SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Minor and Consequential Amendments

Representation of the People Act 1983

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1

Section 93 of that Act (broadcasting of local items during election period) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4), for the words from the beginning to “each” there shall be substituted “ The Office of Communications shall ”.

3

In subsection (6)—

a

in the definition of “broadcasting authority”, for “the Independent Television Commission, the Radio Authority” there shall be substituted “ the Office of Communications ”;

b

in the definition of “relevant services”, for paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted—

b

in relation to the Office of Communications, means services licensed under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996.