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Communications Act 2003

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Version Superseded: 15/06/2011

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Communications Act 2003, Paragraph 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 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

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1(1)A person is not to hold a licence to provide a Channel 3 service if—U.K.

(a)he runs a national newspaper which for the time being has a national market share of 20 per cent. or more; or

(b)he runs national newspapers which for the time being together have a national market share of 20 per cent. or more.

(2)A person is not to hold a licence to provide a regional Channel 3 service if—

(a)he runs a local newspaper which for the time being has a local market share of 20 per cent. or more in the coverage area of the service; or

(b)he runs local newspapers which for the time being together have a local market share of 20 per cent. or more in that coverage area.

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph, where there is a licence to provide a Channel 3 service, each of the following shall be treated as holding that licence—

(a)the actual licence holder; and

(b)every person connected with the actual licence holder.

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I1Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)

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