The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom U.K.

125.—(1) No person must, with intent to influence persons to sign or refrain from signing a petition, include, or aid, abet, counsel or procure the inclusion of, any matter relating to the petition in any licensable programme services (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990) provided from a place outside the United Kingdom otherwise than in pursuance of arrangements made with—

(a) the British Broadcasting Corporation,

(b) Sianel Pedwar Cymru, or

(c) the holder of any licence granted by the Office of Communications,

for the reception and re-transmission of that matter by that body or the holder of that licence.

(2) An offence under this regulation shall be an illegal practice.

(3) Where any act or omission of an association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, is an illegal practice under this regulation, any person who at the time of the act or omission was a director, general manager, secretary or other similar officer of the association or body, or was purporting to act in any such capacity, is deemed to be guilty of the illegal practice, unless that person proves—

(a) that the act or omission took place without their consent or connivance; and

(b) that that person exercised all such diligence to prevent the commission of the illegal practice as they ought to have exercised having regard to the nature of their functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 125 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1