The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004

TV licence feesU.K.

3.—(1) Subject to regulations 5 and 6—

(a)on the issue of a TV licence of a type specified in an entry in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, the fee payable shall be that specified in column 3 in relation to that type of licence;

(b)on the issue of a TV licence of a type specified in paragraph 1, 3 or 8 of Schedule 2, the person to whom the licence is issued shall be liable to make payments as provided by (as the case may be) Part 1, 2 or 3 of that Schedule;

(c)on the issue of a TV licence of a type specified in an entry in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3, the fee payable shall (subject to paragraph (2)) be determined in accordance with the entry in column 3 in relation to that type of licence;

(d)on the issue of a TV licence of the type specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, the fee payable shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule;

(e)on the issue of a TV licence of the type specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 5, the fee payable shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Schedule.

(2) In relation to a TV licence of the type specified in the second entry in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3, the fee is to be payable in instalments in the circumstances specified in Part 2 of that Schedule; and the amount of each of the instalments, and the dates on which they are payable, are to be determined in accordance with that Part.

(3) Any sum payable by virtue of paragraph (1) or (2) shall be payable irrespective of the duration of the TV licence.

[F1(4) In the first and third entries in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1, a reference to–

(a)installing a black and white television receiver includes a reference to installing a digital set top box in such a way that it can only be used to cause television programmes to be displayed on a television set or monitor that can display them in black and white only; and

(b)using a black and white television receiver includes a reference to using a digital set top box installed as described in this paragraph.]

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