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The Broadcasting (Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976) (Exemption for Networking Arrangements) Order 1994
Fair trading
King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2015-03-03
BROADCASTING
This Order provides that the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 shall not apply and is deemed never to have applied to the arrangements specified in Schedule 2 made among holders of regional Channel 3 licences (specified in Schedule 1) and the Independent Television Association Limited. These arrangements are approved by the Independent Television Commission. They provide for programmes made, commissioned or acquired by or on behalf of one or more regional Channel 3 licence holders to be available for broadcasting in all regional Channel 3 services.
Stephen DorrellSecretary of State for National Heritage