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(1)The authorisations that are to be capable of being granted on or after the television transfer date by or under a licence under Part 1 of the 1990 Act do not include the authorisation of the provision, as such, of—
(a)any satellite television service (as defined, disregarding its repeal by this Act, in section 43(1) of the 1990 Act); or
(b)any licensable programme service (as defined, disregarding its repeal by this Act, in section 46(1) of that Act).
(2)Subsection (1) does not affect OFCOM’s power, by means of a licence authorising the provision of a service falling within section 211(1), to authorise the provision of so much of any formerly regulated television service as is comprised in the licensed service.
(3)So much of any relevant existing licence as authorises the provision of a service which consists in or includes a television licensable content service—
(a)shall have effect, on and after the television transfer date, as a licence under Part 1 of the 1990 Act authorising the provision of the television licensable content service comprised in the licensed service;
(b)shall so have effect as a licence which, notwithstanding its terms and conditions, is to continue in force until such time as it is surrendered or is revoked in accordance with provisions of this Chapter or of the 1990 Act; and
(c)shall otherwise have effect as a licence on the same terms and conditions as those on which it had effect immediately before the television transfer date.
(4)It shall be the duty of OFCOM to exercise their power under section 3 of the 1990 Act to make such variations of any licence having effect in accordance with subsection (3) of this section as (after complying with subsection (4)(b) of that section) they consider appropriate for the purpose of performing their duty under section 263 of this Act.
(5)In this section—
“formerly regulated television service” means a service mentioned in subsection (1); and
“relevant existing licence”, means any licence which—
was granted by the Independent Television Commission under Part 1 of the 1990 Act before the television transfer date; and
is in force immediately before the television transfer date as a licence authorising the provision of a formerly regulated service.
Commencement Information
I1S. 240 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)
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