The Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024

Regulation 3

Schedule Provisions coming into force for specified purposes only on 23rd August 2024

Column 1	Column 2
(a) Subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5) of section 1 (reports on the fulfilment of the public service remit); (b) Section 3 (public service remits of licensed providers); (c) Section 4 (statements of programme policy); (d) Section 5 (changes of programme policy); (e) Section 8 (quotas: independent productions); (f) Section 9 (quotas: original productions); (g) Section 11 (quotas: meaning of “qualifying audiovisual content” etc); (h) Section 12 (quotas: further provision about their fulfilment); (i) Section 13 (quotas: independent productions: commissioning code); (j) Section 14 (regional programme-making: Channels 3, 4 and 5); (k) Section 15 (networking arrangements for Channel 3); (l) Section 17 (quotas: the BBC and S4C) in so far as it applies to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1; (m) Section 30 (C4C’s duties in relation to commissioning programmes); (n) Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 (quotas: the BBC and S4C); and (o) Paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 (part 1: further amendments)	For the purposes of— (a) enabling the gathering of information and imposition of penalties by OFCOM under sections 338A and 338B of the 2003 Act(1); (b) enabling preparatory work by OFCOM for the coming into force for all purposes of the provisions listed in column 1 including, but not limited to— (i) consultation; (ii) the variation by OFCOM of licences to provide a television broadcasting service under Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1990(2) and Part 3 of the 2003 Act; (iii) the issue of directions by OFCOM to S4C; and (iv) the issuing or revision of relevant guidance by OFCOM.
Paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 (part 1: further amendments)	For the purposes of preparation by OFCOM for the coming into force of the provisions of section 28 listed in sub-paragraphs (h)(i) to (vii) of regulation 2(1).
Subsections (1) to (8) of section 44 (local news and information)	For the purposes of consultation on and preparation of revised guidance by OFCOM under section 314 of the 2003 Act(3).
(a) Section 20 (categories of relevant service); (b) Section 21 (contracts relating to coverage of listed events); (c) Section 22 (restriction on showing live coverage of listed events); and (d) Paragraphs 12 to 16 and 19 of Schedule 2 (part 1: further amendments)	For the purposes of— (a) enabling the gathering of information and imposition of penalties by OFCOM under sections 104A and 104B of the 1996 Act(4); (b) enabling OFCOM to draw up a code under section 104 of the 1996 Act (in accordance with section 25(4) of the 2024 Act); and (c) enabling the making of regulations by OFCOM under section 104ZA of the 1996 Act(5).

(1)

2003 c. 21: sections 338A and 338B were inserted by the Media Act 2024 (c. 15), section 18.

(2)

1990 c. 42.

(3)

2003 c. 21: section 314 was amended by the Media Act 2024 (c. 15), section 44.

(4)

1996 c. 55: section 104A was amended and section 104B inserted by the Media Act 2024 (c. 15), section 24.

(5)

1996 c. 55: section 104ZA was amended by the Media Act 2024 (c. 15), section 23.