BROADCASTING Citation and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024. 2 In these Regulations— a “ the 1996 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1996 ; b “ the 2003 Act ” means the Communications Act 2003 ; and c “ the 2024 Act ” means the Media Act 2024. Provisions coming into force on 23rd August 2024 2 1 The following provisions of the 2024 Act come into force on 23rd August 2024— a section 16 (removal of quotas for schools programmes on Channel 4); b section 18 (power to require information); c section 23 (regulations about coverage of listed events); d section 24 (provision of information); e section 25 (sections 20 to 24: further provision), except subsection (1); f section 26 (public teletext service); g section 27 (further amendments relating to public service television); h section 28 (prominence on television selection services), so far as not already in force , except for the insertion of the following provisions into the 2003 Act by subsection (1)— i subsection (1)(a) of section 362AA (designation of internet programme services); ii subsection (1)(c) of section 362AA (designation of internet programme services) but only in so far as it applies to an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC; iii subsection (5) of section 362AA (eligibility conditions for an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC); iv subsection (8) of section 362AA (appropriateness of designating an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC); v section 362AJ (must-offer obligations in the case of designated internet programme services); vi section 362AK (must-carry obligations); and vii section 362AO (duties relating to a regulated television selection service); i section 29 (sustainability duty of C4C); j section 31 (involvement of C4C in programme-making); k section 33 (the S4C board); l section 34 (accounts and audit); m section 35 (amendment of BBC’s obligation to provide Welsh programmes); n section 36 (chapter 2 of part 3: minor and consequential amendments); o section 37 (tier 1 services); p section 38 (audience protection reviews); q section 39 (S4C: on-demand programme services); r section 40 (other amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act); s section 48 (regulation of radio selection services) except for the insertion of the following provisions into the 2003 Act by this section— i section 362BI (access to relevant internet radio services); ii section 362BJ (further provision about access to relevant internet radio services); and iii section 362BN (complaints procedures); t section 49 (penalties under parts 3A and 3B of the Communications Act 2003); u section 51 (amendments to broadcasting legislation: UK’s withdrawal from the EU); v Schedule 2 (part 1: further amendments) except for the following paragraphs and sub-paragraphs: 12 to 17, 19, 23, 25, 26, 32(2), 36(2), 58, 59, 60(2), and 61(b) and (c); w Schedule 3 (part 2: further amendments); x Schedule 4 (chapter 2 of part 3: minor and consequential amendments) except for the following paragraphs and sub-paragraphs— i sub-paragraph (2)(c) of paragraph 5; ii sub-paragraphs (2)(c), (3)(b) to (d) and (4) of paragraph 6; iii sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 18; iv sub-paragraph (3)(b) of paragraph 19; v sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 23; vi sub-paragraphs (2) and (4)(b) of paragraph 39; vii sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 41; viii paragraph 51; ix sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (4) of paragraph 52; x sub-paragraphs (4)(b)(ii) and (iii) of paragraph 57; xi sub-paragraphs (5)(b)(ii) and (iii) of paragraph 65; xii sub-paragraph (2)(c) of paragraph 71; and xiii paragraph 72 in so far as it omits paragraph 27 of Schedule 18 to the 2003 Act. y Schedule 5 (tier 1 services: chapter to be inserted as chapter 3 of part 4A of the 2003 Act); z Schedule 6 (tier 1 services: further amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act); z1 Schedule 7 (tier 1 services: amendments of other legislation); z2 Schedule 8 (other amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act); z3 Schedule 9 (part 6: further amendments); z4 Schedule 10 (schedule to be inserted as schedule 16A to the 2003 Act); z5 Schedule 11 (schedule to be inserted as schedule 16B to the 2003 Act); z6 Schedule 12 (amendments related to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU). 2 For the purposes of paragraph (1)(h)(ii)— a “ internet programme service ” has the meaning given by section 362AA(10) of the 2003 Act ; and b section 362AZ12(6) of the 2003 Act (meaning of references to a person associated with a public service broadcaster) applies as it applies for the purposes of Part 3A of the 2003 Act. Provisions coming into force for specific purposes only on 23rd August 2024 3 The provisions of the 2024 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule come into force on 23rd August 2024 only for the purposes specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of the Schedule. Provisions coming into force linked to commencement of provisions of the 2003 Act 4 The following provisions of the 2024 Act come into force as follows— a sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 and sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 23 of Schedule 4 come into force on the date on which section 299(1) of the 2003 Act comes into force; b paragraph 53 of Schedule 4 comes into force on the date on which paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the 2003 Act comes into force; and c paragraph 54 of Schedule 4 comes into force on the date on which paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 2003 Act comes into force. Stephanie Peacock Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 15th August 2024