Media Act 2024

2 (1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 12 to the Communications Act 2003 (S4C: quotas for independent productions) is amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) It shall be the duty of S4C to secure that, in each year—

(a) it makes available qualifying audiovisual content that includes a range and diversity of independent productions commissioned in accordance with the code drawn up under paragraph 10, and

(b) the duration (in total) of those independent productions is at least the number of hours specified by order of the Secretary of State.”

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), omit paragraph (a).

(4) Omit sub-paragraph (3).

(5) In sub-paragraph (5), for the words from “, in each year” to the end of the sub-paragraph substitute “—

(a) in each year, it makes available qualifying audiovisual content that includes a range and diversity of independent productions commissioned in accordance with the code drawn up under paragraph 10, and

(b) the cost (in total) of the acquisition of those independent productions is at least the amount specified in the order.”

(6) In sub-paragraph (8), in paragraph (b), for “the percentage” substitute “the number of hours or (as the case may be) the amount”.

(7) Omit sub-paragraph (9).

(8) Omit sub-paragraph (12).

(9) In sub-paragraph (13), omit the definition of “programming budget” and the word “and” before it.

(10) After sub-paragraph (13) insert—

“(14) See also sections 278B and 278C (which make further provision for the interpretation of this paragraph etc).”