Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/55/part/VIII/crossheading/provision-of-false-information-etc
Timestamp: 2013-05-22 08:28:06
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3']

Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges to LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchBroadcasting Act 1996You are here:1996 c. 55Part VIII Provision of false information, etc.Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: CrossheadingPlain ViewPrint Options
What VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Broadcasting Act 1996. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2003/3142 by S.I. 2004/545 art. 2Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2003/3193 by S.I. 2004/309 art. 2(1) Sch. Pt. 1Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2003/3203 by S.I. 2004/308 art. 6(2) Sch. 2Act extended (with modifications) by S.I. 2003/3192 art. 2 Sch. 1Act extended (with modifications) by S.I. 2003/3193 art. 2 Sch. 1Act extended (with modifications) by S.I. 2003/3203 art. 2(d) Sch. 1Act power to modify conferred by 2003 c. 21 s. 407Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 54A inserted by 2010 c. 24 s. 35s. 58A inserted by 2010 c. 24 s. 36(1)s. 104ZA inserted by 2003 c. 21 s. 302(1)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Broadcasting Act 1996:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/766 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2003/1900 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 art. 2(2) Sch. 2 commences (2003 c. 21)S.I. 2003/3142 art. 3(1) Sch. 1 commences (2003 c. 21) Provision of false information, etc.E+W+S+N.I.144 Offence of providing false information in certain circumstances.E+W+S+N.I.(1)A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act—
(a)makes to the relevant authority a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(b)recklessly makes to the relevant authority a statement which is false in a material particular,
(2)A person who, in connection with an application by him for, or his continued holding of, a licence under the 1990 Act or this Act, withholds any information with the intention of causing the relevant authority to be misled is guilty of an offence if—
(a)in relation to any licence under Part I or II of the 1990 Act or Part I of this Act, the Independent Television Commission, and
(b)in relation to any licence under Part III of the 1990 Act or Part II of this Act, the Radio Authority.
145 Disqualification for offence of supplying false information, etc.E+W+S+N.I.(1)Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 144 the court by which he is convicted may make an order (in this section referred to as a “disqualification order”) disqualifying him from holding a licence during a period specified in the order.
(5)For the purposes of any of the provisions specified in subsection (6) (which relate to the imposition of a financial penalty on the revocation of a licence), a licence which is revoked by virtue of subsection (4) shall be taken to have been revoked by the relevant authority as mentioned in that provision.
(7)In sections 5(1)(a) and 88(1)(a) of the 1990 Act and sections 5(1)(a) and 44(1)(a) of this Act, the reference to a person who is a disqualified person by virtue of Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act includes a reference to a person who is disqualified by virtue of a disqualification order.
“licence” means any licence granted by the Independent Television Commission or the Radio Authority under the 1990 Act or this Act;
“the relevant authority” has the same meaning as in section 144.
146 Supplementary provisions as to disqualification orders.E+W+S+N.I.(1)A person disqualified by a disqualification order may appeal against the order in the same manner as against a conviction.