1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2019.
(3) These Regulations have effect in respect of TV licences issued on or after 1st April 2019.
2. The Communications (Television Licencing) Regulations 2004(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
3.—(1) The Table in Schedule 1 (issue fees for TV licences) is amended as follows.
(2) In the third column of the row relating to TV licence (black and white only) General Form for “£50.50” substitute “£52.00”.
(3) In the third column of the row relating to TV licence (including colour) General Form for “£150.50” substitute “£154.50”.
(4) In the third column of the row relating to TV licence (black and white only) Multiple Form for “£50.50” substitute “£52.00”.
(5) In the third column of the row relating to TV licence (including colour) Multiple Form for “£150.50” substitute “£154.50”.
4.—(1) Schedule 2 (fees for TV licences payable by instalments) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2(1)—
(a)for “£38.89” substitute “£39.89”;
(b)for “£38.87” substitute “£39.87”.
(3) In paragraph 5(1) for “2018” substitute “2019”.
(4) For Table 1 substitute Table 1 in the Schedule.
(5) In paragraph 6(1) for “2018” substitute “2019”.
(6) For Table 2 substitute Table 2 in the Schedule.
(7) In paragraph 7(6)(b) for “2018” substitute “2019”.
(8) In paragraph 7(6), in the words after sub-paragraph (b)—
(a)for “£86.35” substitute “£88.50”;
(b)for “£12.83” substitute “£13.20”.
(9) For Table 3 substitute Table 3 in the Schedule.
(10) In paragraph 9(c)—
(a)for “14” substitute “22”;
(b)for “11” substitute “3”.
(11) In paragraph 11(2) for “£63.00” substitute “£63.50”.
(12) In paragraph 11(3) for “£53.00” substitute “£56.00”.
(13) In paragraph 11(4) for “£42.50” substitute “£44.00”.
(14) In paragraph 11(5) for “£28.50” substitute “£30.00”.
(15) In paragraph 11(6) for “£11.00” substitute “£11.50”.
(16) In paragraph 12(2)(b) for “£7.25” substitute “£7.65”.
(17) In paragraph 12(3)(b)—
(a)for “£9.10” substitute “£9.60”;
(b)for “£8.80” substitute “£9.30”.
(18) In paragraph 12(4)(b) for “first 5 of those instalments is to be £12.10 and the final instalment is to be £12.00” substitute “6 instalments is to be £12.75”.
(19) In paragraph 12(5)(b)—
(a)for “£18.15” substitute “£19.15”;
(b)for “£18.05” substitute “£19.05”.
(20) In paragraph 13(1) for “£63.00” substitute “£63.50”.
(21) In paragraph 13(2)(a) for “£8.75” substitute “£9.10”.
(22) In paragraph 13(2)(b)—
(a)for “£10.95” substitute “£11.40”;
(b)for “£10.85” substitute “£11.20”.
(23) In paragraph 13(2)(c)—
(a)for “£14.60” substitute “£15.20”;
(b)for “£14.50” substitute “£15.00”.
(24) In paragraph 13(2)(d) for “first 3 instalments to be £21.90 and the final instalment to be £21.80” substitute “four instalments to be £22.75”.
(25) In paragraph 14(1) for “£53.00” substitute “£56.00”.
(26) In paragraph 14(2)(a) for “£9.75” substitute “£9.85”.
(27) In paragraph 14(2)(b)—
(a)for “£12.20” substitute “£12.35”;
(b)for “£12.10” substitute “£12.05”.
(28) In paragraph 14(2)(c) for “6 instalments to be £16.25” substitute “first 5 instalments to be £16.45 and the amount of the final instalment to be £16.25”.
(29) In paragraph 14(2)(d)—
(a)for “£24.40” substitute “£24.65”;
(b)for “£24.30” substitute “£24.55”.
(30) In paragraph 15(1) for “£42.50” substitute “£44.00”.
(31) In paragraph 15(2)(a) for “£10.80” substitute “£11.05”.
(32) In paragraph 15(2)(b) for “8 instalments to be £13.50” substitute “first 7 instalments to be £13.85 and the amount of the final instalment to be £13.55”.
(33) In paragraph 15(2)(c) for “6 instalments to be £18.00” substitute “first 5 instalments to be £18.45 and the amount of the final instalment to be £18.25”.
(34) In paragraph 15(2)(d) for “4 instalments to be £27.00” substitute “first 3 instalments to be £27.65 and the amount of the final instalment to be £27.55”.
(35) In paragraph 16(1) for “£28.50” substitute “£30.00”.
(36) In paragraph 16(2)(a) for “£12.20” substitute “£12.45”.
(37) In paragraph 16(2)(b) for “8 instalments to be £15.25” substitute “first 7 instalments to be £15.60 and the amount of the final instalment to be £15.30”.
(38) In paragraph 16(2)(c) for “first 5 instalments to be £20.40 and the amount of the final instalment to be £20.00” substitute “6 instalments to be £20.75”.
(39) In paragraph 16(2)(d) for “4 instalments to be £30.50” substitute “first 3 instalments to be £31.15 and the amount of the final instalment to be £31.05”.
(40) In paragraph 17(1) for “£11.00” substitute “£11.50”.
(41) In paragraph 17(2)(a) for “£13.95” substitute “£14.30”.
(42) In paragraph 17(2)(b)—
(a)for “£17.45” substitute “£17.90”;
(b)for “£17.35” substitute “£17.70”.
(43) For paragraph 17(2)(c) substitute—
“(c)sub-paragraph (4)(b) is to have effect as if it provided for the amount of the first 5 instalments to be £23.85 and the amount of the final instalment to be £23.75;”.
(44) In paragraph 17(2)(d) for “first 3 instalments to be £34.90 and the amount of the final instalment to be £34.80” substitute “4 instalments to be £35.75”.
(45) In paragraph 21(3), in the table, in the second column—
(a)for “£6.02” substitute “£6.18”;
(b)for “£6.29” substitute “£6.61”.
(46) In paragraph 21(5), in the table—
(a)in the first column—
(i)for “£6.02” substitute “£6.18”;
(ii)for “£6.29” substitute “£6.61”;
(b)in the third column—
(i)for “£5.78” substitute “£5.94”;
(ii)for “£6.02” substitute “£6.18”;
(iii)for “£6.27” substitute “£6.43”.
(47) In paragraph 21(7) for “£12.56” substitute “£12.93”.
(48) In paragraph 21(8) for “£12.54” substitute “£12.87”.
5.—(1) Schedule 3 (fees for interim TV licences) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Table, in the row relating to Interim TV licence (black and white only) (not in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man), in the third column for “£4.208” substitute “£4.333”.
(3) In the Table, in the row relating to Interim TV licence (including colour) (not in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man), in the third column for “£12.542” substitute “£12.875”.
(4) In paragraph 1(5)(b) for “£150.50” substitute “£154.50”.
6.—(1) Schedule 5 (TV licence fees for hotels and hospitality areas and mobile units) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, in the definition of “relevant amount”—
(a)in paragraph (a) for “£50.50” substitute “£52.00”;
(b)in paragraph (b) for “£150.50” substitute “£154.50”.
(3) In paragraph 3(1)(a) for “£50.50” substitute “£52.00”.
(4) In paragraph 3(1)(b) for “£150.50” substitute “£154.50”.
Jeremy Wright
Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
28th January 2019
We consent:
Mike Freer
Jeremy Quin
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
29th January 2019