Part 5U.K.Prohibition of broadcasting from sea or air

ProhibitionsU.K.

80Acts connected with broadcastingU.K.

(1)A British person commits an offence if he operates, or participates in the operation of, apparatus by means of which a broadcast is made—

(a)from a ship (other than a British-registered ship) while it is on the high seas;

(b)from an aircraft (other than a British-registered aircraft) while it is on or over the high seas;

(c)from a structure (other than a ship) that is affixed to, or supported by, the bed of the high seas; or

(d)from an object on the high seas (other than a structure falling within paragraph (c), a ship or an aircraft).

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply—

(a)by virtue of paragraph (a), to a broadcast made in contravention of section 79(1);

(b)by virtue of paragraph (c) or (d), to a broadcast made from a structure or other object in waters in a designated area.

(3)A person commits an offence if he procures a broadcast to be made as mentioned in subsection (1).