Part 4

Licensing of TV reception

TV licence fees
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1
A person to whom a TV licence is issued shall be liable to pay—
a
on the issue of the licence (whether initially or by way of renewal), and
b
in such other circumstances as regulations made by the Secretary of State may provide,
such sum (if any) as may be provided for by any such regulations.
2
Sums which a person is liable to pay by virtue of regulations under subsection (1) must be paid to the BBC and are to be recoverable by them accordingly.
3
The BBC are entitled, in such cases as they may determine, to make refunds of sums received by them by virtue of regulations under this section.
4
Regulations under this section may include provision—
a
for the means by which an entitlement to a concession must be established; and
b
for the payment of sums by means of an instalment scheme set out in the regulations.
5
The reference to a concession in subsection (4) is a reference to any concession under which a person is, on the satisfaction of specified requirements—
a
exempted from the liability to pay a sum in respect of a TV licence; or
b
required to pay only a reduced sum in respect of such a licence.
6
The consent of the Treasury shall be required for the making of any regulations under this section by the Secretary of State.
7
Subject to subsection (8), sums received by the BBC by virtue of any regulations under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
8
The BBC may retain, out of the sums received by them by virtue of regulations under this section, any sums they require for making refunds of sums so received.