SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Functions transferred to OFCOM
Functions in relation to the licensing etc. of television services
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The following functions of the Independent Television Commission are transferred to OFCOM—
(a)
the function of granting or awarding licences under Part 1 of the 1990 Act (independent television services) and Part 1 of the 1996 Act (digital television broadcasting);
(b)
the Commission’s functions under those Parts in relation to, and to applications for, licences under either of those Parts;
(c)
the function of securing the provision of a nationwide system of television broadcasting services known as Channel 3;
(d)
the function of securing the provision of the television broadcasting service known as Channel 5.