The Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 General provisions

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation of the Order

   3. 3. Connected persons

3. Part 2 Requirements Applying to Local Sound Broadcasting Licences

   1. 4. Interpretation of Part 2

   2. 5. Restriction on holding more than two overlapping licences

   3. 6. Cross-media ownership

   4. 7. Application of articles 5 and 6 to changes in coverage area of local sound broadcasting services

   5. 8. Table referred to in articles 5 and 6

   6. 9. Prohibition on holding a local sound broadcasting licence, holding a Channel 3 licence, and running a local newspaper

4. Part 3 Requirements Applying to Local Digital Sound Programme Services

   1. 10. Interpretation of Part 3

   2. 11. Local digital sound programme services

   3. 12. “Significant” and “intermittent” services

5. Part 4 Modifications of other legislation

   1. 13. Appointment as news provider

   2. 14. Restriction on holding of local radio multiplex licence: meaning of “potential audience”

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note