F113(1)The matters to which the relevant authority shall have regard in determining, for the purposes of paragraph 9, 10, 11 or 12, whether the holding of a licence by a body corporate which is, or is connected with, the proprietor of a newspaper operates, or could be expected to operate, against the public interest include—U.K.
(a)the desirability of promoting—
(i)plurality of ownership in the broadcasting and newspaper industries, and
(ii)diversity in the sources of information available to the public and in the opinions expressed on television or radio or in newspapers,
(b)any economic benefits (such as, for example, technical development or an increase in employment or in the value of goods or services exported) that might be expected to result from the holding of the licence by that body but could not be expected to result from the holding of the licence by a body corporate which was not, and was not connected with, the proprietor of a newspaper, and
(c)the effect of the holding of the licence by that body on the proper operation of the market within the broadcasting and newspaper industries or any section of them
(2)References in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 to the public interest include references to the public interest within any area of the United Kingdom.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. IV substituted (10.8.1996 for certain purposes, 1.11.1996 for certain further purposes and otherwise 1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 55, s. 73, Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 11 (with s. 43(1)(6)); S.I. 1996/2120, arts. 3, 5, Sch. 2; S.I. 1997/1005, art. 4