Communications Act 2003

[F1211BExempt foreign servicesU.K.
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(1)In section 211 “exempt foreign service” means—

(a)a service provided by a person who is for the purposes of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television within the jurisdiction of a CTT State other than the United Kingdom, or

(b)any of the following services—

(i)the services known as RTÉ1 and RTÉ2 provided by Raidió Teilifís Éireann, and

(ii)the service known as TG4 provided by Teilifís na Gaeilge.

(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsection (1)(b)—

(a)by adding a reference to a service appearing to the Secretary of State to be a public service channel established in Ireland,

(b)by amending the description of a service for the time being specified in that provision, or

(c)by omitting the reference to a service for the time being specified in that provision.

(3)In this section “CTT State” means a State which is for the time being a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.]

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