Part 3

Television and Radio Services ETC
Chapter 1

The BBC, C4C , S4C and the Gaelic media service

S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru)

S4C’s principal powers and public service remit
204A
1
S4C may make available any audiovisual content.
2
S4C’s public service remit is to make available a broad range of high quality and diverse audiovisual content—
a
a substantial proportion of which is in Welsh,
b
which is all capable of being taken into account for the purpose of determining the extent to which the public service remit for television in the United Kingdom is fulfilled (see section 264(7) to (8C)), and
c
which, considered as a whole, constitutes an adequate contribution to the fulfilment of that remit.
3
S4C must exercise the power in subsection (1) to fulfil its public service remit.
4
S4C may do anything it considers appropriate in association with anything it does in exercise of the power in subsection (1).
5
In this section “
audiovisual content
” has the same meaning as in section 264.
6
Subsection (13) of section 264 (interpretation of “made available”) applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.
Words in s. 203 cross-heading substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 32(2); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)
Word in Pt. 3 inserted (8.6.2010) by Digital Economy Act 2010 (c. 24), ss. 22(4), 47(1)
Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) (14.2.2012) by The Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/292), arts. 1, 4, Sch. Pt. 2
Word in Pt. 3 Ch. 1 heading substituted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), s. 55(3)(c), Sch. 4 para. 31; S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(x)
Pt. 3: amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2012/292, Sch. Pt. 2 (12.7.2012) by The Broadcasting (Local Digital Television Programme Services and Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1842), art. 4
Pt. 3 modified (1.4.2025) by The Community Radio Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/160), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. (with art. 8)
Ss. 204A-204C substituted for ss. 204-206 (1.1.2026) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 32(2), 55(3)(b); S.I. 2025/1049, reg. 3(r)