Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)

[F1 PART 4A U.K. ON-DEMAND PROGRAMME SERVICES

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 4A inserted (19.12.2009) by Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2979), regs. 1(1), 2

Duties of the appropriate regulatory authority U.K.

[F2 368CA Code on accessibility for people with disabilities U.K.

(1) It is the duty of the appropriate regulatory authority to draw up, and from time to time review and revise, a code giving guidance as to—

(a) the steps to be taken by providers of on-demand programme services so as to meet the requirements of regulations under section 368BC, and

(b) other steps to be taken by providers who are subject to requirements under the regulations to ensure that [F3 on-demand programme services] are made progressively more accessible to people with disabilities F4 ....

(2) The appropriate regulatory authority must publish the code drawn up under this section, and every revision of it, in such manner as, having regard to the need to make the code or revision accessible to [F5 people with disabilities, in particular]—

(a) persons who are deaf or hard of hearing,

(b) persons who are blind or partially sighted, and

(c) persons with a dual sensory impairment,

they consider appropriate.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 368CA inserted (31.7.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 93(4), 118(6); S.I. 2017/765, reg. 2(y)

F3 Words in s. 368CA(1)(b) substituted (1.11.2020) by The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1062), regs. 1(2), 29(a)(i) (with Pt. 7)

F4 Words in s. 368CA(1)(b) omitted (1.11.2020) by virtue of The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1062), regs. 1(2), 29(a)(ii) (with Pt. 7)

F5 Words in s. 368CA(2) inserted (1.11.2020) by The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1062), regs. 1(2), 29(b) (with Pt. 7)