The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020

28.  In section 368C (duties of the appropriate regulatory authority)(1)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “section 368D” substitute “sections 368CB and 368D”;

(b) for subsection (2)(2) substitute—

“(2) The appropriate regulatory authority must encourage providers of on-demand programme services to develop accessibility action plans with a view to continuously and progressively making such services more accessible to people with disabilities.

(2A) The appropriate regulatory authority must provide a single, easily accessible (including by people with disabilities), online point of contact for providing information and receiving complaints regarding accessibility of on-demand programme services to people with disabilities.”;

(c) omit subsection (3);

(d) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5) The appropriate regulatory authority must draw up, and from time to time review and revise, guidance for providers of on-demand programme services concerning measures that may be appropriate for the purposes of section 368E(4) (ensuring specially restricted material is not available to under-18s).”.

(1)

Section 368C was inserted by S.I. 2009/2979.

(2)

Subsection (2) of section 368C was repealed by section 93(3) of the Digital Economy Act 2017, but that repeal is not yet in force. See regulation 52 of these Regulations, which repeal section 93(3) of that Act.