Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1176

The Broadcasting (Restrictions on the Holding of Licences) Order 1991

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1991 No. 1176

BROADCASTING

The Broadcasting (Restrictions on the Holding of Licences) Order 1991

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1990^[1] set out in article 1(3), I hereby make the following Order:

    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Restrictions on the Holding of Licences) Order 1991 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

    (2)  In this Order—
 (a) "the Act" means the Broadcasting Act 1990; and
 (b) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an article or Part is to an article or Part of this Order, and any reference in an article to a paragraph is to a paragraph of that article.

    (3)  This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 200(2) of, and the following provisions of Schedule 2 to, the Act:
 (a) in Part III—
 (i) paragraph 2(3)(b) and (4),
 (ii) paragraph 4,
 (iii) paragraph 5(3)(b),
 (iv) paragraph 9, and
 (v) paragraph 10;
 (b) in Part IV—
 (i) paragraph 2(5)(c) and (e),
 (ii) paragraph 3(5)(c) and (e), and
 (iii) paragraph 5;
 (c) Part V.

    (4)  Without prejudice to its earlier revocation, article 4 shall cease to have effect in relation to a licence for an area specified in any of sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (2) when licences for all the areas specified in that sub-paragraph have been granted.

    2.—(1)  For the purposes of articles 3, 4, 5, 12 and 13, a person shall be treated as holding a licence if the licence is held by a person connected with him.

    (2)  Any restrictions on participation imposed on the holder of a licence by articles 5 and 13 shall apply to him as if he and every person connected with him were one person.

[1] 1990 c. 42. back

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