The Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/1000 |
2015No. 1000
BROADCASTING
The Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015
26thMarch2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 262 and 402(3) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 14 to, the Communications Act 2003( 1).
The community radio services to which this Order applies are, or are to be, provided primarily for the good of members of the public or of a particular community, rather than for commercial reasons. The Secretary of State considers that the provision of those services confers, or would confer, significant benefits on the public or on the communities for which they are provided.
In accordance with paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 14 to the Communications Act 2003, the Secretary of State has consulted OFCOM
In accordance with section 262(5) of, and paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 14 to, that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment of the Community Radio Order 2004
2. In article 6(4) of the Community Radio Order 2004 (disqualified persons)( 2), at the end of subparagraph (f) insert-
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(g) a local digital television programme service."3. The Schedule to the Community Radio Order 2004 is amended as follows.
4. In paragraph 4 (Renewal of Local Licences and Special Application Procedure), after the words "Section 104A (renewal of local licences)" insert ", 104AA (further renewal of local licences), 104AB (renewal under section 104AA: nomination of national services), 104AC (variation of conditions relating to digital services)( 3)".
5.-(1) Paragraph 5(2)( 4) (which modifies section 105 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 by adding subsections (2) to (8) to that section as it has effect in relation to a community radio service) is amended as follows.
(2) In the subsection (3) added to that section-
(a) after "provide a community radio service," insert "or where OFCOM is considering a variation of such a licence under section 86(5) to include conditions set out in subsection (5)";(b) in paragraph (a) after "in question" insert "(or, as the case may be, whether to vary the licence in question pursuant to section 86(5))"; and(c) in paragraph (b) after "it is granted," insert "(or, as the case may be, the terms of the variation of the licence in question pursuant to section 86(5)),".(3) For paragraph (b) of the subsection (4) added to that section substitute-
"(b) subject to paragraph (c), every licence to provide a community radio service that overlaps with any other licence, other than a community radio service, the potential audience of which includes no more than 150,000 persons who have attained the age of 15 years must contain such conditions as appear to OFCOM to be appropriate for ensuring that the relevant income for that community radio licence as is attributable to any arrangements for-(i) the inclusion in that service of any remunerated advertisement, and(ii) the sponsorship of any programmes included in that service,does not, in any financial year of the licence holder, exceed £15,000;".
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