SCHEDULE 1Amendments of primary legislation

PART 2Amendments of Broadcasting Act 1996

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1

Section 101B (restriction on televising of an event designated by other EEA State) M1 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

A television programme provider must not, without the previous consent of OFCOM, exercise rights to televise the whole or part of an event which is a designated event, in relation to a qualifying CTT State, for reception in that State or any area of that State, where a substantial proportion of the public in that State is deprived of the possibility of following that event by live or deferred coverage on free television as determined by that State in accordance with Article 9bis of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.

4

In subsections (2) and (3), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

5

In the heading, for “other EEA State” substitute “ EEA State or other CTT State ”.