http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/24/section/25Digital Economy Act 2010An Act to make provision about the functions of the Office of Communications; to make provision about the online infringement of copyright and about penalties for infringement of copyright and performers' rights; to make provision about internet domain registries; to make provision about the functions of the Channel Four Television Corporation; to make provision about the regulation of television and radio services; to make provision about the regulation of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; to make provision about public lending right in relation to electronic publications; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-27Expert Participation2024-08-23 251Section 224 of the Communications Act 2003 (initial expiry date for licences) is amended as follows.2For subsection (1) (meaning of “initial expiry date”) substitute—1Subject to any postponement under this section, for the purposes of this Part the initial expiry date for the following types of licence is 31 December 2014—aa licence to provide a Channel 3 service;ba licence to provide Channel 5;cthe licence to provide the public teletext service.3In subsection (2) (power to postpone initial expiry date), at the end insert “ for one or more of the types of licence mentioned in subsection (1) ”.4Omit subsection (3) (no postponement if digital switchover is to occur before 1 July 2013).