The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991

PART III DEFlNITION OF “HOTEL” AND TELEVISION LICENCE ISSUE FEES FOR HOTELS

Definition of “hotel”

1.  In this Schedule, “hotel” means any establishment within the same premises or, as the case may be, on the same site offering units of overnight accommodation (whether or not used at other. times) to guests and includes an inn, guest-house, holiday camp, caravan site and camp site.

Issue fee

2.—(1) In the case of a hotel in which television receivers are only installed or used otherwise than in units of accommodation .used or available for use by guests, the fee is the relevant amount.

(2) In the case of a hotel in which television receivers are installed or used in units of accommodation used or available for use by guests, the fee is determined in accordance with paragraph 3 below.

Determination of issue fee for purposes of paragrsph 2(2) above

3.—(1) The issue fee under paragraph 2(2) above is determined as follows:

(a) for a number of units of accommodation not exceeding 15, the fee is the relevant amount;

(b) for a number of units of accommodation exceeding 15 and forming a multiple of 5, the fee is the relevant amount plus the relevant amount for each multiple of 5 in excess of

(c) for a number of units of accommodation exceeding 15 and not forming a multiple of 5, the fee is the fee applicable under paragraph (b) above for the multiple next above that number.

(2) For the purposes of determining the fee under paragraph 2(2) above–

(a) units of accommodation in which colour television receivers are installed or used shall be counted first; and

(b) if in any group of 5 units of accommodation in excess of 15 there are installed or used both black and white television receivers and colour television receivers, all the television receivers in that group shall be treated as if they were colour television receivers.

The “relevant amount”

4.  In this Part of this Schedule the “relevant amount” means–

(a) in the case of black and white television receivers only, £25.50;

(b) in the case of black and white or colour television receivers, £77.