Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/schedule/15/part/1
Timestamp: 2019-05-21 15:57:27
Document Index: 797324694

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 3']

Communications Act 2003, Part 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 May 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Sch. 15 para. 63 and cross-heading repealed by 2010 c. 24 Sch. 2
Part 1E+W+S+N.I.Amendments of the 1990 Act
Licences under Part 1E+W+S+N.I.
1(1)Section 3 of the 1990 Act (licensing under Part 1) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
General licence conditionsE+W+S+N.I.
2(1)Section 4 of the 1990 Act (general licence conditions) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Restrictions on licence holdingE+W+S+N.I.
3(1)Section 5 of the 1990 Act (restrictions on licence holding) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Repeal of previous regulatory regimeE+W+S+N.I.
Prohibition on providing television services without a licenceE+W+S+N.I.
5(1)Section 13 of the 1990 Act (prohibition on providing television services without a licence) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Television broadcasting on Channel 3E+W+S+N.I.
Applications for Channel 3 licencesE+W+S+N.I.
7(1)Section 15 of the 1990 Act (applications for Channel 3 licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Procedure on consideration of applications for Channel 3 licencesE+W+S+N.I.
8(1)Section 16 of the 1990 Act (consideration of applications for Channel 3 licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
9(1)Section 17 of the 1990 Act (award of licences to person submitting highest bid) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Financial conditions of licence and failures to begin a serviceE+W+S+N.I.
10In sections 17A to 19 of the 1990 Act (financial conditions in Channel 3 licences and failures to begin a service), for “The Commission” and “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Changes of control in period after award of licenceE+W+S+N.I.
11(1)Section 21 of the 1990 Act (changes of control in period immediately after award of licence) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Temporary provision of Channel 3 service for an additional areaE+W+S+N.I.
12In section 22 of the 1990 Act (temporary provision of regional Channel 3 Service for additional area), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Appointment of members of C4 CorporationE+W+S+N.I.
13In section 23 of the 1990 Act (appointment of C4C members), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Channel 4 licenceE+W+S+N.I.
15In section 28 of the 1990 Act (Channel 5), for “The Commission” and “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Application to Channel 5 of Channel 3 provisionsE+W+S+N.I.
16(1)In section 29 of the 1990 Act (application to Channel 5 of Channel 3 provisions)—E+W+S+N.I.
Announcement of programme SchedulesE+W+S+N.I.
17In section 37(1) of the 1990 Act (conditions requiring announcement of programme Schedules), for “the Commission” there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Enforcement of conditions of Channel 3, Channel 4 and Channel 5 licencesE+W+S+N.I.
18(1)In sections 40 to 42 of the 1990 Act (enforcement of licences), for “the Commission” and “The Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.E+W+S+N.I.
Restricted servicesE+W+S+N.I.
19In section 42B(1) of the 1990 Act (licensing of restricted services), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Additional television servicesE+W+S+N.I.
20(1)Section 48 of the 1990 Act (additional services) shall be further amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Licensing of additional television servicesE+W+S+N.I.
21(1)Section 49 of the 1990 Act (licensing of additional television services) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Applications for additional services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
22(1)Section 50 of the 1990 Act (applications for additional services licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Procedure on application etc. for additional television services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
23(1)Section 51 of the 1990 Act (consideration of applications for licences for additional television services) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Additional payments in respect of additional television services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
24In section 52 of the 1990 Act (additional payments in respect of additional television services licences), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Duration of additional television services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
25(1)Section 53 of the 1990 Act (duration and renewal of additional television services licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Additional television services not to interfere with other transmissionsE+W+S+N.I.
26(1)Section 54 of the 1990 Act (additional television services not to interfere with other transmissions) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Enforcement of additional television services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
27(1)Section 55 of the 1990 Act (further provision in relation to additional television services licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
28(1)Section 58 of the 1990 Act (sources of programmes for S4C) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Distribution of licensed public service channelsE+W+S+N.I.
29(1)Section 66 of the 1990 Act (requirements relating to transmission and distribution of services) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Enforcement of licences held by BBC companiesE+W+S+N.I.
30In section 66A of the 1990 Act (enforcement of licences held by BBC companies), for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
31(1)Section 71 of the 1990 Act (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Licensing functions of OFCOME+W+S+N.I.
32(1)Section 85 of the 1990 Act (licensing of independent radio services) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Licences under Part 3 of the 1990 ActE+W+S+N.I.
33(1)Section 86 of the 1990 Act (licences under Part 3) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
34(1)Section 87 of the 1990 Act (general licence conditions) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Restrictions on holding licencesE+W+S+N.I.
Disqualification of persons convicted of transmission offencesE+W+S+N.I.
36(1)Section 89 of the 1990 Act (offences giving rise to disqualification) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Offence of providing regulated radio servicesE+W+S+N.I.
37(1)Section 97 of the 1990 Act (prohibition on providing services without a licence) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Applications for national licencesE+W+S+N.I.
38(1)Section 98 of the 1990 Act (applications for national licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Consideration of applications for a national licenceE+W+S+N.I.
39(1)Section 99 of the 1990 Act (consideration of applications for national licence) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Award of national licencesE+W+S+N.I.
40In section 100 of the 1990 Act (award of national licences to person submitting highest cash bid), for “the Authority” and “The Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Failure to begin providing licensed serviceE+W+S+N.I.
Additional payments in respect of national licencesE+W+S+N.I.
42In section 102 of the 1990 Act (additional payments in respect of national licences), for “the Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Restrictions affecting change in control of holder of national licenceE+W+S+N.I.
43(1)Section 103 of the 1990 Act (restrictions on change of control of national licence) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Renewal of national licencesE+W+S+N.I.
Applications for local licencesE+W+S+N.I.
45(1)Section 104 of the 1990 Act (application for local licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Renewal of local licencesE+W+S+N.I.
Special procedure for applications for local licencesE+W+S+N.I.
47(1)Section 104B of the 1990 Act (special procedure for applications for local licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Special requirements relating to grant of local licencesE+W+S+N.I.
48(1)Section 105 of the 1990 Act (special requirements relating to grant of local licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Requirements as to character and coverage of servicesE+W+S+N.I.
49In subsections (1) to (4) and (6) of section 106 of the 1990 Act (requirements as to character and coverage of services), for “the Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Power to suspend licences to provide radio licensable content services from a satelliteE+W+S+N.I.
51(1)Section 111B of the 1990 Act (power to suspend licence to provide satellite service) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Additional radio servicesE+W+S+N.I.
Licensing of additional radio servicesE+W+S+N.I.
53(1)Section 115 of the 1990 Act (licensing of additional radio services) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Applications for additional radio services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
54(1)Section 116 of the 1990 Act (applications for additional radio services licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Procedure for awarding additional radio services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
55(1)Section 117 of the 1990 Act (procedure for awarding additional radio services licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Additional payments in respect of additional radio services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
56In section 118 of the 1990 Act (additional payments in respect of additional radio services licences), for “the Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Additional radio services not to interfere with other transmissionsE+W+S+N.I.
57(1)Section 119 of the 1990 Act (additional radio services not to interfere with other transmissions) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Enforcement of additional radio services licencesE+W+S+N.I.
58In section 120 of the 1990 Act (enforcement of additional radio services licences), for “the Authority” and “The Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
Duty to provide advance information about programmesE+W+S+N.I.
Proscription of foreign satellite servicesE+W+S+N.I.
61(1)Section 177 of the 1990 Act (proscription of foreign satellite stations) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Financing of Gaelic BroadcastingE+W+S+N.I.
62(1)Section 183 of the 1990 Act (financing of Gaelic Broadcasting) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Gaelic Broadcasting in ScotlandE+W+S+N.I.
63(1)Section 184 of the 1990 Act (broadcasting of programmes in Gaelic on Channel 3 in Scotland) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Maintenance of the national television archiveE+W+S+N.I.
64(1)In section 185 of the 1990 Act (maintenance of the national television archive)—E+W+S+N.I.
Modification of networking arrangementsE+W+S+N.I.
65(1)Section 193 of the 1990 Act (modification of networking arrangements in consequence of competition legislation) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
66(1)Section 196 of the 1990 Act (grant of search warrant to person authorised by the Independent Television Commission or the Radio Authority) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
67In section 199(5) of the 1990 Act (publication of notices), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted “ by OFCOM under section 21, 41, 42, 55, 103, 109, 110, 111 or 120 ”.
68(1)Section 202 of the 1990 Act (general interpretation) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
Disqualified personsE+W+S+N.I.
69(1)Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act (restrictions on the holding of licences) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
70(1)Schedule 3 to the 1990 Act (provision about constitution and management of C4C) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
71(1)Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act (provision about constitution and management of the Welsh Authority) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
72(1)Schedule 7 to the 1990 Act (computation of “qualifying revenue”) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.
The Gaelic Television CommitteeE+W+S+N.I.
73(1)Schedule 19 to the 1990 Act (Gaelic Television Committee) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S+N.I.