Media Act 2024

49 Penalties under Parts 3A and 3B of the Communications Act 2003

(1) The Communications Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 392 insert—

“Penalties under Parts 3A and 3B etc

392A Amount of penalties etc

Schedule 16A contains provision about the amount of penalties that OFCOM may impose under Part 3A or 3B, and makes further provision about such penalties.”

(3) After Schedule 16 insert (as Schedule 16A) the Schedule set out in Schedule 10 (penalties imposed by OFCOM under Parts 3A and 3B).

(4) After section 392A (inserted by subsection (2)) insert—

“392B Liability of parent entities etc

Schedule 16B contains provision for the purposes of Parts 3A and 3B about—

(a) the giving of joint provisional notices of contravention to parent entities etc,

(b) the liability of parent entities for failures by subsidiary entities,

(c) the liability of subsidiary entities for failures by parent entities,

(d) the liability of fellow subsidiary entities for failures by subsidiary entities, and

(e) the liability of controlling individuals for failures by entities.”

(5) After Schedule 16A (as inserted by subsection (3)) insert (as Schedule 16B) the Schedule set out in Schedule 11 (Parts 3A and 3B: liability of parent entities etc).