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Broadcasting Act 1996, Section 101B is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 January 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

F2101B Restriction on televising of an event designated by [F1EEA State or other CTT State].U.K.

(1)A television programme provider shall not, without the previous consent of [F3OFCOM], exercise rights to televise the whole or part of an event which is a designated event, in relation to an EEA State F4..., for reception in that EEA State or any area of that EEA State, where a substantial proportion of the public in that EEA State is deprived of the possibility of following that event by live or deferred coverage on free television as determined by that State in accordance with [F5Article 14(1) of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive].

[F6(1A)A television programme provider must not, without the previous consent of OFCOM, exercise rights to televise the whole or part of an event which is a designated event, in relation to a qualifying CTT State, for reception in that State or any area of that State, where a substantial proportion of the public in that State is deprived of the possibility of following that event by live or deferred coverage on free television as determined by that State in accordance with Article 9bis of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.]

(2)[F3OFCOM] may revoke any consent given by them under subsection (1) [F7or (1A)].

(3)Failure to comply with subsection (1) [F8or (1A)] shall not affect the validity of any contract.

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Textual Amendments

F2Ss. 101A-101B inserted (19.1.2000) by S.I. 2000/54, reg. 3, Sch. para. 4

F3Words in s. 101B substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 128 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

F9S. 101B(4) omitted (31.5.2014) by virtue of The Television Broadcasting Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1184), regs. 1, 2

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