Part IIndependent Television Services
Chapter IITelevision Broadcasting on Channels 3, 4 and 5
Miscellaneous provisions relating to Channels 3, 4 and 5
36Party political broadcasts
1
Subject to subsection (2), any regional Channel 3 licence or licence to provide Channel 4 or 5 shall include—
a
conditions requiring the licence holder to include party political broadcasts in the licensed service; and
b
conditions requiring the licence holder to observe such rules with respect to party political broadcasts as the Commission may determine.
2
Where any determination under section 28(3) is in force, a licence to provide Channel 5 may (but need not) include any such conditions as are mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b).
3
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the Commission may determine for the purposes of that subsection—
a
the political parties on whose behalf party political broadcasts may be made; and
b
in relation to any political party on whose behalf such broadcasts may be made, the length and frequency of such broadcasts.
4
Any rules made by the Commission for the purposes of this section may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.