Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55)

Valid from 01/04/1997

Part V U.K. The Broadcasting Standards Commission

Miscellaneous and general U.K.

129 Transitional provisions relating to complaints. U.K.

(1) This Part shall have effect in relation to—

(a) any complaint to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission under section 144 of the 1990 Act made but not disposed of by them before the transfer date, or

(b) any complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Council under section 154 of that Act made but not disposed of by them before that date,

as if the complaint had been made to the BSC under this Part, and anything done by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission or, as the case requires, the Broadcasting Standards Council in relation to the complaint before the transfer date had been done by the BSC.

(2) In subsection (1) “the transfer date” means the date appointed under section 128(2).