PART 2Television services

CHAPTER 1Amendments to the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and 1996

3.  In the Broadcasting Act 1996—

(a)in section 1(4) (digital programme services)(1)—

(i)after “means a service” insert “(or a dissociable section of a service)”;

(ii)in paragraph (za), after “a service” insert “(or a dissociable section of a service)”;

(b)in section 24(1) (digital additional service)(2), after “means any service” insert “(or dissociable section of a service)”;

(c)in section 39(1) (interpretation of Part 1)(3), for the definition of “the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” substitute—

“the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” means Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services;;

(d)in section 105(1) (interpretation of Part 4 and supplementary provisions)(4), for the definition of “the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” substitute—

“the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” means Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services;.

(1)

Section 1(4) was amended by paragraph 74 of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003 and S.I. 2006/2131.

(2)

Section 24(1) was amended by paragraph 93 of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003.

(3)

The definition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive was inserted by S.I. 2013/2217; there are other amendments but none is relevant.

(4)

The definition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive was inserted by S.I. 2013/2217; there are other amendments but none is relevant.