Part 3Television and Radio Services ETC
Chapter 1The BBC, C4C , S4C and the Gaelic media service
S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru)
207F1S4C finances
(1)
The Welsh Authority must not, whether directly or indirectly, impose charges on persons—
(a)
in respect of their reception or use in Wales of any of the Authority’s public services;
(b)
in respect of their reception in Wales of any service consisting in the provision of assistance for disabled people in relation to programmes included in any one or more of those services; or
(c)
in respect of their reception in Wales of any service (other than one mentioned in paragraph (b)) which is an ancillary service in relation to any of the Authority’s public services provided in digital form.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to impose a charge in contravention of subsection (1).
(3)
The power of F2S4C to do anything that appears to them to be conducive or incidental to the carrying out of their functions includes power, subject to subsection (4), to borrow money.
(4)
F3S4C are not to borrow money except with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(5)
The consent of the Treasury is to be required for the giving of an approval for the purposes of subsection (4).
(6)
F4S4C are to be liable to pay OFCOM such sums in respect of the carrying out by OFCOM of their functions in relation to F5S4C as may be—
(a)
agreed from time to time between F5S4C and OFCOM; or
(b)
(in default of agreement) fixed by the Secretary of State.
(7)
“(a)
providing services that are public services of the Authority (within the meaning of section 207 of the Communications Act 2003), and
(b)
arranging for the broadcasting or distribution of those services,
by order ”.
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