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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Licensing functions of OFCOM


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Point in time view as at 03/11/2017.
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Communications Act 2003, Cross Heading: Licensing functions of OFCOM is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Licensing functions of OFCOMU.K.
32(1)Section 85 of the 1990 Act (licensing of independent radio services) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsections (1) and (2), for “the Authority” and “The Authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “ OFCOM ”.
(3)In subsection (1), for “such licences to provide independent radio services as they may determine” there shall be substituted “ licences to provide relevant independent radio services ”.
(4)Subsections (3) and (4) (duty to secure the meeting of a variety of tastes and interests and to ensure fair and effective competition) shall cease to have effect.
(5)After subsection (7) there shall be inserted—
“(8)In this section “relevant independent radio services” means the following services so far as they are services falling to be regulated under section 245 of the Communications Act 2003—
(a)sound broadcasting services;
(b)radio licensable content services;
(c)additional radio services.”
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