Part 3

Television and Radio Services
Chapter 1

The BBC, C4C the Welsh Authority and the Gaelic media service

The Welsh Authority

Other activities of Welsh Authority
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1
The activities that the Welsh Authority are able to carry on include activities which appear to them—
a
to be activities that it is appropriate for them to carry on in association with the carrying out of their function of providing S4C, S4C Digital or a service the provision of which is approved under section 205; and
b
to be connected, otherwise than merely in financial terms, with activities undertaken by them for the carrying out of that function.
2
The approval of the Secretary of State is required for the carrying on by the Welsh Authority of activities authorised only by subsection (1).
3
The approval of the Secretary of State—
a
must be contained in an order made by him; and
b
may be a general approval in relation to a description of activities or a specific approval in relation to particular activities.
4
The activities capable of being authorised under subsection (1)—
a
do not include the provision of a licensable service; but
b
do include activities for securing the provision of such a service by an S4C company and other activities connected with the provision of such a service by such a company.
5
The activities referred to in subsection (4)(b) include—
a
the formation of a company to provide a programme service;
b
the taking of steps by means of which a company that is providing such a service becomes an S4C company.
6
For sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act (power of Welsh Authority to do things incidental or conducive to the carrying out of their functions) there shall be substituted—
2
The Authority may do anything which appears to them to be incidental or conducive to the carrying out of their functions.
3
The powers of the Authority under sub-paragraph (2) include power, to the extent that it appears to them incidental or conducive to the carrying out of their functions to do so—
a
to carry on activities (other than those comprised in their duty to carry out their functions under section 204 of the Communications Act 2003) through S4C companies; and
b
to participate with others in the carrying on of any such activities.
7
In this section “licensable service” means a service that would fall to be regulated under section 211 or 245 if provided by an S4C company.
8
Section 57(1A)(b) and (1B) of the 1990 Act (power of Welsh Authority to establish, acquire an interest in or assist a qualifying company) shall cease to have effect.