Part I Digital terrestrial television broadcasting
Digital additional services provided on television broadcasting frequencies
25 Licensing of digital additional services.
(1)
An application for a licence to provide digital additional services (in this Part referred to as a “digital additional services licence”) shall—
(a)
be made in such manner as F1OFCOM may determine, and
(b)
be accompanied by such fee (if any) as they may determine.
(2)
At any time after receiving such an application and before determining it, F1OFCOM may require the applicant to furnish such additional information as they may consider necessary for the purpose of considering the application.
(3)
Any information to be furnished to F1OFCOM under this section shall, if they so require, be in such form or verified in such manner as they may specify.
(4)
Where an application for a digital additional services licence is made to F1OFCOM in accordance with the provisions of this section, they shall grant the licence unless precluded from doing so by section 3(3)(a) or 5(1).
F2(4A)
A digital additional services licence is not required for a service that is or is comprised in a qualifying service.
F3(5)
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F4(6)
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