The Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004

1.—(1) The amount referred to in column 3 of the table in Part 1 as being payable in respect of an Interim TV licence (including colour) (“the licence fee”) is to be payable in instalments in the circumstances specified in the following provisions of this paragraph; and the amount of each such instalment, and the date by which it is to be payable, is to be as so provided.

(2) Where—

(a) the person to whom the licence is issued so elects before the date on which it is issued, and

(b) that person is eligible to hold a licence of the type referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (“Premium instalment licence”) in respect of the place, vehicle, vessel or caravan which is to be specified in the licence,

the licence fee is to be payable in quarterly instalments as provided by Part 1 of that Schedule; and, for the purposes of determining the amounts of the instalments and the dates on which they are payable, the licence is to be treated as if it were a Premium instalment licence.

(3) Where the person to whom the licence is issued so elects before the date on which it is issued, the licence fee is to be payable in monthly instalments as provided by Part 2 of Schedule 2; and, for the purposes of determining the amounts of the instalments and the dates on which they are payable, the licence is to be treated as if it were a licence of the type referred to in paragraph 3 of that Schedule (Budget instalment television licence).

(4) Where—

(a) the person to whom the licence is issued so elects before the date on which it is issued, and

(b) that person is eligible to hold a licence of the type referred to in paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 (“Easy entry television licence”),

the licence fee is to be payable in fortnightly or weekly instalments as provided by Part 3 of that Schedule; and, for the purposes of determining the amounts of the instalments and the dates on which they are payable, the licence is to be treated as if it were an Easy entry television licence.

(5) In applying the relevant Part of Schedule 2—

(a) the licence is to be treated as expiring at the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the due date;

(b) the difference between £121.00 and the amount referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is to be deducted from the instalments which would otherwise be payable in accordance with that Part;

(c) that deduction is to be made first from the final instalment, then (where necessary) from the preceding instalments working backwards;

(d) where the amount to be deducted is greater than the amount of one or more of the instalments, the immediately preceding instalment is to be reduced by the whole of the additional amount.