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2. Functions conferred by or under the following provisions relating to directions to broadcast a correction or statement of findings:
(a)section 40(1) of the 1990 Act(1) (power to direct licensee to broadcast correction or statement of findings);
(b)section 109(3) of the 1990 Act(2) (power to require broadcasting of correction or statement of findings);
(c)section 236(2) of the 2003 Act (direction to the holder of a licence to provide a television licensable content service to take remedial action);
(d)paragraph 15(2) of Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the 2003 Act (inclusion of a correction or statement of findings in a public television service of the Welsh Authority).
In addition to Channels 3 and 5, section 40(1) (as amended by section 344 of the 2003 Act and paragraph 18 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act) applies to Channel 4 by virtue of section 40(5) of the 1990 Act; to a restricted service by virtue of section 42B(2) of the 1990 Act (as amended by paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 13 to the 2003 Act read with paragraph 4(4) of that Schedule); to a digital programme licence by virtue of section 23(8) of the 1996 Act (as amended by paragraph 92(6) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the 2003 Act); to a digital additional services licence by virtue of section 27(8) of the 1996 Act; and to the public teletext service by virtue of paragraph 8 of Part 2 of Schedule 10 to the 2003 Act, with the modifications specified in that paragraph of that Schedule.
Section 109(3) (as amended by section 344 of the 2003 Act and paragraph 50 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act) applies to a national, local or restricted service (within the meaning given in section 245(4) of the 2003 Act); to a digital sound programme licence by virtue of section 62(10) of the 1996 Act (as amended by paragraph 121(6) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the 2003 Act); to a digital additional services licence by virtue of section 66(10) of the 1996 Act (as amended by paragraph 124(7) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the 2003 Act); and to a radio licensable content service by virtue of section 250(3) of the 2003 Act.
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