2

For the purposes of this Part, a sporting or other event is a designated event, in relation to a qualifying CTT State, if—

a

that State has designated the event in accordance with Article 9bis of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television as being of major importance for society,

b

the designation forms part of measures which have been notified by that State under that Article to the Standing Committee set up under Article 20 of the Convention, and

c

the event and measures are included in a consolidated list published by the Standing Committee under Article 9bis of the Convention.

3

In this Part “qualifying CTT State” means a State, other than the United Kingdom, which is for the time being a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television but is not an EEA State.