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Broadcasting Act 1990

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Version Superseded: 18/06/1998

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Point in time view as at 01/02/1991. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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Broadcasting Act 1990, Paragraph 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

2(1)Section 2 (fees and charges for wireless telegraphy licences) shall be amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for the words from “paid to” to “by the person” substitute paid—

(a)to the Secretary of State; or

(b)in the case of a television licence, to the BBC,

by the person .

(3)For the first paragraph of subsection (2) substitute—

Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) of this section, where—

(a)an application for the issue or renewal of a television licence is made to the BBC by a person ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, and

(b)the BBC are satisfied, by means of a certificate issued by the local authority and produced to them by the applicant, that the applicant is a blind person not resident in a public or charitable institution or in a school,

the BBC shall, to such extent as the Secretary of State may determine, dispense with the payment of any sum which would otherwise be payable on the issue or renewal of the licence.

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