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An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of a Cable Authority and to make other provision with respect to cable programme services; to amend the Broadcasting Act 1981, to provide for the establishment and functions of a Satellite Broadcasting Board and to make other provision with respect to broadcasting services; and for connected purposes.
[26th July 1984]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Commencement Information
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
(1)The Authority shall do all that they can to secure that, subject to any exceptions for which the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Authority and both broadcasting authorities, may by order made by statutory instrument provide, every licensed diffusion service provided by any person in any area includes, by the reception and immediate re-transmission of the broadcasts, the programmes included in each television or sound broadcasting service provided by a broadcasting authority for reception in that area.
(2)Where a television broadcasting service provided by a broadcasting authority for reception in an area in which a licensed diffusion service is provided consists in the broadcasting for simultaneous reception of programmes contained in two or more programme schedules, then, so far as relating to that television broadcasting service, the duty in subsection (1) above shall be subject to the limitation in whichever of subsections (3) and (4) below is applicable.
(3)Where the programmes contained in one of the programme schedules are broadcast for reception in a greater part of the area than the programmes contained in the other schedule or any of the other schedules, the said duty so far as so relating shall extend only to the programmes contained in the first-mentioned schedule.
(4)Where subsection (3) above does not apply, the said duty so far as so relating shall extend only to the programmes contained in such one of the programme schedules as the broadcasting authority may determine.
(5)Where the programmes in a DBS service or additional teletext service provided by a broadcasting authority fall to be included in a licensed diffusion service provided by any person, they shall be so included on such terms as to—
(a)the recovery by that person on behalf of that authority or, as the case may require, the programme or teletext contractors of any charges made by them for the reception of the programmes;
(b)any payments to be made by one party to another; and
(c)any other matter for which provision requires to be made,
as may be agreed between the parties or, in default of agreement, determined by a person appointed for the purpose by the Secretary of State; and any fee or other sum charged by a person so appointed in respect of a determination made under this subsection shall be paid by the parties in such proportions as he may determine.
(6)In this section—
“additional teletext service”, in relation to a broadcasting authority, means a teletext service (other than a DBS service) which is additional to those already provided by that authority;
“DBS service” means a television broadcasting service provided by means of the technique known as direct broadcasting by satellite or DBS;
“programme” includes a teletext transmission.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 13: power previously exercised by S.I. 1984/1993 and 1990/676.
P2S. 13(1): s. 13(1) power exercised by S.I.1991/1246.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 13 modified (temp. ending with 31.12.1992) by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 134, Sch. 12 Pt. III paras. 4(1), 5(1)
C3S. 13 modified by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 134, Sch. 12 Pt. III paras. 4(2), 5(1)
C4S. 13 amended by S.I. 1990/676, art. 2
Commencement Information
I2S. 13: Under para. 4(1) of Pt. III of Sch. 12 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), s. 13 is continued in force with modifications during the "interim period" (as to which, see para. 4(4) and S.I. 1990/2540); see also art. 3(3) of S.I. 1990/2347.
Textual Amendments
F2Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Textual Amendments
F3Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Textual Amendments
F4Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
Textual Amendments
F7Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347).
Textual Amendments
F8Ss. 1–12, 14–59, Schs.1–6 repealed by Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42, SIF 96), ss. 4(6), 87(6), 134, 203(3)(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II para. 1, Sch. 21, Sch. 22 para. 4 (the repeal being in force 1.1.1991 subject to the provisions of art. 3 of S.I. 1990/2347)
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