Part VII Miscellaneous and General

Fraudulent reception of transmissions

299 Supplementary provisions as to fraudulent reception.

1

Her Majesty may by Order in Council—

a

provide that section 297 applies in relation to programmes included in services provided from a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and

b

provide that section 298 applies in relation to such programmes and to encrypted transmissions sent from such a country or territory.

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3

A statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under subsection (1) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4

Where sections 297 and 298 apply in relation to a broadcasting service F2. . . , they also apply to any service run for the person providing that service, or a person providing programmes for that service, which consists wholly or mainly in the sending by means of a telecommunications system of sounds or visual images, or both.

5

In sections 297 F3, 297A and 298, and this section, “programme”F4and “broadcasting”, and related expressions, have the same meaning as in Part I (copyright).