(1)Schedule 19 to the 1990 Act (supplementary provisions about the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 2 (tenure of office and remuneration)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraph (2)” there shall be substituted “ sub-paragraphs (1A) and (2) ”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A)A person is not to be appointed as a member of the Service for a term of more than four years (but a person so appointed shall be eligible for re-appointment at the end of his term of office).”
(3)In paragraph 7 (employees of the Committee), after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be inserted—
“(4)A person who is an employee of the Service is not to be eligible to be appointed as a member of the Service.”
(4)After paragraph 8 (financial provision) there shall be inserted—
“8A(1)The Service must pay all their receipts to OFCOM.
(2)OFCOM must hold amounts received by them under this paragraph to the credit of the Gaelic Broadcasting Fund (and, accordingly, those amounts are not to be regarded as forming part of OFCOM’s revenues).”
(5)In paragraph 12 (annual reports), after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A)The report must include a statement of how the Service are proposing to carry out their functions during the next financial year.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 210 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)