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Citation and commencement1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Community Radio Order 2004.
“community radio licence” means a licence under Part 3 of the 1990 Act (as it has effect by virtue of this Order) to provide a community radio service;
“community radio service” means a local service having the characteristics set out in article 3;
“coverage area” means, in relation to a service provided under a local sound broadcasting licence, the area in the United Kingdom within which that service is capable of being received at a level satisfying such technical standards as have been laid down by OFCOM for the purposes of Part 2 of the Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003(5) in relation to such a service;
“local authority” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(1)(6) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act;
“local service”, “national service” and “restricted service” each has the meaning given in section 245(4) of the 2003 Act;
“potential audience” means, in relation to any local service, the persons who reside within the coverage area for that service;
“social enterprise” means a business which has as its primary objective the support of one or more projects of a social nature (rather than the production of a financial profit);
“social gain” has the meaning given by paragraph (2).
(2) In relation to a community radio service, “social gain” means the achievement, in respect of individuals or groups of individuals in the community that the service is intended to serve, or in respect of other members of the public, of the following objectives—
(a)the provision of sound broadcasting services to individuals who are otherwise underserved by such services,
(b)the facilitation of discussion and the expression of opinion,
(c)the provision (whether by means of programmes included in the service or otherwise) of education or training to individuals not employed by the person providing the service, and
(d)the better understanding of the particular community and the strengthening of links within it,
(3) Those objectives are—
(a)the delivery of services provided by local authorities and other services of a social nature and the increasing, and wider dissemination, of knowledge about those services and about local amenities;
(b)the promotion of economic development and of social enterprises;
(c)the promotion of employment;
(d)the provision of opportunities for the gaining of work experience;
(e)the promotion of social inclusion;
(f)the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity;
(g)the promotion of civic participation and volunteering.
(6) In this Order, one person shall be treated as being connected with another person if he would be so treated for the purposes of Schedule 2(7) to the 1990 Act.
Characteristics of community radio services3.—(1) It is a characteristic of community radio services that they are local services provided primarily—
(a)for the good of members of the public, or of particular communities, and
(b)in order to deliver social gain,
(3) It is a characteristic of every community radio service that the person providing the service—
(a)does not do so in order to make a financial profit by so doing, and
(b)uses any profit that is produced in the provision of the service wholly and exclusively for securing or improving the future provision of the service, or for the delivery of social gain to members of the public or the community that the service is intended to serve.
Application of broadcasting legislation4. The provisions of the 1990 Act and the 2003 Act shall have effect in relation to a community radio service with the modifications set out in the Schedule.
Amendment of the Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 20035. The Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003(8) shall be amended by inserting after article 2 the following article—
“Community radio licences2A. Nothing in this Order shall apply in respect of—
(a)any local sound broadcasting service that is a community radio service, as defined by article 2(1) of the Community Radio Order 2004, or
(b)any licence to provide such a service.”.
Disqualified persons6.—(1) In addition to the modifications made by article 4 of, and the Schedule to, this Order, Part 2 of Schedule 2(9) to the Broadcasting Act 1990 shall have effect in relation to community radio licences as if the persons who are disqualified persons by virtue of that Part of that Schedule included, in relation to such licences, any person falling within paragraph (2).
(a)that body holds at least one relevant Broadcasting Act licence, or
Restrictions on holding of community radio licences7.—(1) No body corporate may hold more than one community radio licence at any one time.
Tessa JowellSecretary of State for Culture Media and Sport19th July 2004Article 4SCHEDULEModification of legislation in relation to community radio servicesPART 1Modifications to the Broadcasting Act 19901. The modifications to the Broadcasting Act 1990 referred to in article 4 are the modifications set out in this Part.
Licences2. Section 86(3)(10)(which makes provision as to the duration of certain licences) shall have effect as if, for the words “local or national service or to provide an additional service”, there were substituted the words “community radio service”, and as if, for the word “twelve”, there was substituted the word “five”.
Applications for licences3. Section104(11) (which makes provision as to the giving of notice of proposals to grant licences, and as to the content of applications) shall have effect as if—
Renewal of local licences and special application procedure4. Sections 104A(12) (renewal of local licences) and 104B(13) (special application procedure) shall not have effect.
Grant of licences5.—(1) Section 105(14) (which makes provision as to the matters to which OFCOM are required to have regard in determining whether, and to whom, to grant local licences) shall have effect as if the provision made by that section were re-numbered as subsection (1) of that section, and as if, in that provision—
(a)in subsection (1)(15), for the words “national or local”, there were substituted the words “community radio”;
(b)in subsection (1A)(16)—
(c)in subsection (1B)(17), for the word “local” there were substituted the words “community radio”, and after that subsection there were added—
(e)in subsection (4)(18), for the word “local” there were substituted the words “community radio”;
(f)in subsections (4), (5)(19) and (6), for the words “locality for which”, wherever they occur, there were substituted the words “locality in which”;
(g)in subsection (7)(20), for the word “local” there were substituted the words “community radio”, and for the words “living and working in the area or locality” there were substituted the words “comprising the relevant community”.
Definitions applicable in Part 37. Section 126(21) (interpretation of Part 3) shall have effect as if—
(2) In paragraph 4 of that Part of that Schedule (persons disqualified on grounds that they are subject to undue influence), sub-paragraph (1)(a)(22) shall have effect as if for the words “relevant body” there were substituted “person”, and sub-paragraph (2) (meaning of “relevant body”) were omitted.
This Order, made under section 262 of the Communications Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act ”), contains provision to create a special regulatory framework for a new category of radio broadcasting services, to be known as “community radio services”. The provision includes modifications to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) and the 2003 Act.
(5)S.I. 2003/3299.
(6)The definition of “local authority” in paragraph 1(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 was amended by section 66(6) of, and paragraph 89 of Schedule 16 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and was repealed in part by section 66(8) of, and Schedule 18 to, that Act. It was also amended by section 180(1) of, and paragraph 166 of Schedule 13 to, the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).
(7)Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 sets out which persons are to be treated as being connected with a particular person, for the purposes of that Schedule. This paragraph was substituted by section 73 of, and paragraph 3, Part 1, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55). Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 must be read with the definition of “control” in paragraph 1(1) (taken with paragraph 1(3) and (3A)) of Part 1 of that Schedule. This definition was amended by section 73 of, and paragraph 1(1) and (2)(c), Part 1, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996. Paragraph 1(3) and (3A) were substituted for paragraph 1(3) by section 73 of, and paragraph 1(1) and (4), Part 1, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and paragraph 1(3)(b) was amended in part by section 357(1) of the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 must also be read with the definitions of “associate” in paragraph 1(1A) and 1(2) of Part 1 of that Schedule. Paragraph 1(1A) was inserted by section 73 of, and paragraph 1(1) and (3), Part 1, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996.
(8)S.I. 2003/3299.
(9)In Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990, paragraph 1(1) was amended by section 73 of, and paragraph 6(1) and (2), Part 2, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and by section 349(1)(a) and 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1), (4) and (5), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003 and was repealed in part by sections 348(1) and 406(7) of, and Schedule 19(1) to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 1(1A) was inserted by section 349(1)(b) of the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 1(2) and (3) were repealed by section 406(7) of, and Schedule 19(1) to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 2 was amended by section 348(2) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 3(1) was amended by section 73 of, and paragraph 7, Part 2, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1) and (6), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 4(1) was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1), (4) and (7), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 4(2) was amended by sections 348(4) and 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1), (8)(a) and (b), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 5 was repealed in part by sections 73 and 148(2) of, and paragraph 8, Part 2, of Schedule 2 and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1) and (4), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 5A was inserted by section 73 of, and paragraph 9, Part 2, of Schedule 2 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and was repealed in part by sections 360(3) and 406(7) of, and paragraph 69(1), (9)(a), (b) and (c), Part 1, of Schedule 15 and by Schedule 19(1) to the Communications Act 2003. Paragraph 6 was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1) and (4), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003.
(10)Section 86 was amended by section 136 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and by sections 252(1) and 360(3) of, and paragraph 33(1), (2) and (3), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003. Section 86(3) was amended by section 252(2) of that Act.
(11)Section 104 was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 45, Part 1, of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003. Subsections (5) and (6)(a) were repealed by sections 94(2) and 148(2) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996.
(12)Section 104A was inserted by section 94(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
(13)Section 104B was inserted by section 94(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
(14)Section 105 was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 48, Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003.
(15)Section 106(1) was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 49, Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003. The words from “, except” onwards in section 106(1) were repealed by section 312(1) and (2) and 406(7) of, and Schedule 19(1) to, the Communications Act 2003.
(16)Section 106(1A) was inserted by section 312(1) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003.
(17)Section 106(1B) was inserted by section 312(1) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003.
(18)Section 106(4) and (6) were amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 49, Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003.
(19)Section 106(5) was substituted by section 312(1) and (4) of the Communications Act 2003.
(20)Section 106(7) was inserted by section 312(1) and (5) of the Communications Act 2003.
(21)Section 126 was amended by section 148(1) of, and paragraph 9, Part 1, of Schedule 10 to, the Broadcasting Act 1996 and by sections 256(2) and (3) and 360(3) of, and paragraph 59, Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003 and repealed in part by section 406(7) of, and Schedule 19(1) to, the Communications Act 2003.
(22)Paragraph 4(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 was amended by section 360(3) of, and paragraph 69(1), (4), and (7), Part 1, of Schedule 15 to, the Communications Act 2003.