Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (repealed)

1 Registration of dealers. U.K.

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of enabling [F1 the [F2 Secretary of State]][F1 the BBC] to compile and maintain a register of television dealers.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, every person who is a television dealer on the appointed day or who subsequently becomes such a dealer shall, within twenty-eight days from the appointed day or, as the case may be, the date on which he becomes such a dealer, give to [F1 the [F2 Secretary of State]][F1 the BBC] a notice in the prescribed form containing the following information—

(a) that person’s name;

(b) the place or places where the records which he is required by this Part of this Act to keep will be kept and be available for inspection; and

(c) the address to which notices under this Part of this Act are to be sent to him.

(3) No notice need be given under the last foregoing subsection by a television dealer in whose case the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say—

(a) that he is such a dealer by reason only that he sells or lets, or holds himself out as willing to sell or let, television sets in pursuance of arrangements made by another television dealer; and

(b) that all payments of or towards the price or by way of rent in respect of any television set sold or let by him which are due after the appointed day are received or collected on his behalf by the dealer who arranged for the sale or letting to be made;

but if those conditions cease to be satisfied in his case that subsection shall apply to him as if he had become a television dealer when the conditions ceased to be so satisfied.

(4) If a person who has given a notice under subsection (2) of this section ceases to be a television dealer, or any change occurs in the matters as respects which he has given information under this section, he shall give notice thereof to [F1 the [F2 Secretary of State]][F1 the BBC] within twenty-eight days from the date on which he so ceases or, as the case may be, the change in question.

(5) Any notice to be given to [F1 the [F2 Secretary of State]][F1 the BBC] under this section shall be given to [F3 him][F3 them] at the prescribed address.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words “the BBC” substituted (1.4.1991) for the words “the Secretary of State” by virtue of Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 180, Sch. 18 Pt. II para. 1(a)

F2 Words substituted by virtue of Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48, SIF 96), s. 3(1)(i) and S.I. 1974/691, arts. 2, 3(3)

F3 Word “them” substituted (1.4.1991) for the word “him” by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 180, Sch. 18 Pt. II para. 2