F1Part I Independent Television Services
Chapter III Satellite Television Services
43F2 Satellite television services.
1
In this Part “satellite television service” means a service which consists in the transmission for general reception of television programmes by satellite and which—
a
is provided by a person who is established in the United Kingdom, or
b
is provided, in circumstances falling within subsection (2), by a person who is not established in any EEA State.
2
A service is provided in circumstances falling within this subsection if—
a
it is provided by means of—
i
an allocated frequency, or
ii
satellite capacity granted by the United Kingdom, or
b
it is transmitted from a place in the United Kingdom.
3
For the purposes of this Act a service consisting in the transmission of television programmes by satellite shall, subject to subsection (4), be regarded as provided by the person who is in a position to determine what is to be included in the service.
4
For the purposes of this Act any satellite television service which is composed by, and transmitted for, a BBC company, a Channel 4 company or an S4C company shall be regarded as provided by that company and not by the relevant broadcasting body (even if the relevant broadcasting body is in a position to determine what is to be included in the service).
5
In this section—
“allocated frequency” means a frequency allocated to the United Kingdom for broadcasting by satellite;
“relevant broadcasting body” means—
- a
in relation to a BBC company, the BBC,
- b
in relation to a Channel 4 company, the Channel Four Television Corporation, and
- c
in relation to an S4C company, the Welsh Authority.
- a
Pt I (ss.1-71) applied (1.10.1996) by 1988 c. 48, s.72, as replaced 1996 c. 55, s. 138, Sch. 9 para. 1; S.I. 1996/2120, art. 4, Sch. 1