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.