SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 15Amendments of Broadcasting Acts
Part 2Amendments of the 1996 Act
Disqualification for supplying false information
140
(1)
Section 145 of the 1996 Act (disqualification for offence of supplying false information) shall be amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (5), for “the relevant authority” there shall be substituted “
OFCOM
”
.
(3)
In subsection (7)—
(a)
for “5(1)(a) and 88(1)(a)” there shall be substituted “
5(1)(a) and (2)(db), 32(12) and 88(1)(a) and (2)(db)
”
; and
(b)
for “5(1)(a) and 44(1)(a)” there shall be substituted “
5(1)(a) and (2)(db) and 44(1)(a) and (2)(db)
”
.
(4)
In subsection (8) of that section, for the definition of “licence” there shall be substituted—
““licence” means a licence under Part 1 or 3 of the 1990 Act or under Part 1 or 2 of this Act;”.