- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (01/07/1999)
- Gwreiddiol (Fel y'i Deddfwyd)
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(1)After section 21 of the 1990 Act there is inserted—
(1)Any regional Channel 3 licence granted to a body corporate after the commencement of this section shall include—
(a)a condition requiring the body to give the Commission advance notice of any proposals known to the body that may give rise to a relevant change of control, and
(b)a condition requiring the licence holder to provide the Commission, in such manner and at such times as they may reasonably require, with such information as they may require for the purposes of exercising their functions under this section.
(2)Subsections (3) and (4) have effect where—
(a)in pursuance of a condition in a regional Channel 3 licence the Commission receive notice of any proposals that may give rise to a relevant change of control, or
(b)a relevant change of control takes place in relation to a body corporate which holds a regional Channel 3 licence (whether or not that change has been previously notified to the Commission).
(3)If it appears to the Commission that the relevant change of control is or would be prejudicial to one or more of the following matters, namely—
(a)the quality or range of regional programmes included in the service,
(b)the quality or range of other programmes included in the service which contribute to the regional character of the service, or
(c)the quality or range of the programmes made available by the licence holder for the purposes of inclusion in the nationwide system of services referred to in section 14(1),
then, with a view to ensuring that the relevant change of control is not prejudicial to any of those matters, the Commission shall vary the licence, by a notice served on the licence holder, so as to include in the licence such conditions relating to any of those matters as they consider appropriate.
(4)If it appears to the Commission that, having regard to the effect, or likely effect, of the relevant change of control on—
(a)the time given, in the programmes included in the service—
(i)to regional programmes, or
(ii)to programmes of the kind mentioned in subsection (3)(b),
(b)the proportion of regional programmes included in the service which are made within the area for which the service is provided,
(c)the extent of the use in connection with the service—
(i)of offices or studios situated within the area for which the service is provided, or
(ii)of the services of persons employed (whether by the licence holder or any other person) within that area, or
(d)the extent to which managerial or editorial decisions relating to programmes to be included in the service are taken by persons so employed within that area,
the relevant change of control is or would be prejudicial to the regional character of the service, the Commission may vary the licence, by a notice served on the licence holder, so as to include in the licence such conditions relating to any of the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) as they consider appropriate.
(5)Subject to subsection (6), any new or varied condition imposed under subsection (3) or (4) in relation to any matter specified in that subsection may be more onerous than any existing conditions relating to that matter; and in this subsection “existing condition” means a condition of the licence as it has effect, or had effect, before the relevant change of control.
(6)The Commission may not under subsection (3) or (4) include any new or varied condition in a licence unless the new condition or the condition as varied is one which (with any necessary modifications) would have been satisfied by the licence holder—
(a)during the three months immediately before the relevant date, or
(b)if the Commission consider that the performance of the licence holder during that period is not typical of its performance during the twelve months before the relevant date, during such other period of three months during those twelve months as they may notify in writing to the licence holder;
and for the purposes of this subsection “the relevant date” is the date of the relevant change of control or, if earlier, the date on which the Commission exercise their powers under subsection (3) or (4).
(7)The Commission shall not serve a notice on any body under subsection (3) or (4) unless they have given it a reasonable opportunity of making representations to them about the variation.
(8)Where, in a case falling within subsection (2)(a), a notice under subsection (3) or (4) varying a licence is served before the change to which it relates takes place, the variation shall not take effect until the change takes place.
(9)In this section—
“regional programme”, in relation to any regional Channel 3 service, means any programme (including a news programme) which is of particular interest—
to persons living within the area for which the service is provided,
to persons living within any part of that area, or
to particular communities living within that area;
“relevant change of control” means a change in the persons having control over—
the body holding the licence, or
any body which is connected with that body and appears to the Commission to be, or to be likely to be, involved to any extent in the provision of programmes for inclusion in the licensed service.”
(2)Any regional Channel 3 licence (within the meaning of Part I of the 1990 Act) granted before the commencement of this section shall, as from that commencement, be taken to include the conditions referred to in section 21A(1)(a) and (b) of the 1990 Act.
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