The Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2019/224
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.(1) In these Regulations—
  • CTT State” means a State which is for the time being a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television;
  • the European Convention on Transfrontier Television” means the Council of Europe Convention on Transfrontier Television which was opened for signature at Strasbourg on 5th May 1989, as amended by the Protocol which was opened for signature at Strasbourg on 1st October 1998.
(2) In these Regulations, expressions that are also used in section 211 of the Communications Act 2003
  • Schedule 1 contains amendments of primary legislation.
  • Schedule 2 contains amendments of subordinate legislation.
  • began to be provided before F45IP completion day, andimmediately before F45IP completion day was for the purposes of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive under the jurisdiction of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, andon and after F45IP completion day is not for the purposes of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, or any other CTT State.(2) During the 6 months beginning with the day on which F45IP completion day falls, the service is to be taken for the purposes of section 211 of the Communications Act 2003 (as amended by Schedule 1) to be an exempt foreign service, whether or not it would be so taken apart from this regulation.(3) In this regulation, “Audiovisual Media Services Directive” has the meaning given by section 405(1) of the Communications Act 2003 .
  • Nothing in these Regulations affects the validity of licences to provide television licensable content services, digital television programme services or digital additional television services that are in force immediately before
  • (1) This regulation applies to the exercise by OFCOM of a function under the enactments relating to broadcasting so far as the obligations of the United Kingdom under the European Convention on Transfrontier Television are relevant to that function.can be received by the general public in all parts of the relevant State using standard consumer equipment, andis licensed or otherwise regulated under the law of the relevant State, orif the relevant State is a State other than the United Kingdom whose law does not regulate the provision of electronic programme guides, is provided by a person whose head office is in the relevant State.(3) In this regulation—
    • electronic programme guide” has the meaning given by section 310(8) of the Communications Act 2003;
    • television satellite service” means a service which consists of or involves the broadcasting of television programme services from a satellite.
    (1) In section 177 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 consists wholly or mainly in the transmission by satellite of television programmes which are capable of being received in the United Kingdom,does not fall within subsection (2) (a) or (b) of section 211 of the Communications Act 2003 (regulation of independent television services) , andis not provided by the BBC or the Welsh Authority, or(2) The Broadcasting Act 1996 (3) In section 1 (multiplex services and digital programme services) , in subsection (4A) Section 12 (conditions attached to multiplex licence) is amended as follows.in paragraph (c) , for “an EEA broadcaster” substitute “ a CTT broadcaster or are exempt Irish services ”, andin paragraph (d) , for “an EEA broadcaster” substitute “ a CTT broadcaster or are exempt Irish services ”.For subsection (3A) In subsection (1) (c) and (d) —
    • CTT broadcaster” means a person who for the purposes of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television is within the jurisdiction of a CTT State other than the United Kingdom;
    • exempt Irish service” means a service specified in section 211B(1) (b) of the Communications Act 2003.
    (5) In section 24 (digital additional services) , in subsection (1) (b) (ii) , for “an EEA State” substitute “ a CTT State ”.(6) In

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