The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
TELEGRAPHS The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991. (2) The Regulations specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations are hereby revoked. (3) These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
2. The following class or description of television receiving apparatus is hereby specified for the purposes of the definition of "television receiver" in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949[5], namely such apparatus installed or used for the purpose of receiving television programme services, as defined by section 2(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1990, whether or not the apparatus is installed or used for other purposes.
3.—(1) On the issue of a television licence (as defined by section 1(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949[6]) of a type specified in an entry in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations and of the description specified in column 2 of that Part in relation to that entry, there shall be paid (irrespective of the duration of the licence) as the issue fee for a licence of that type and description the sum or, as the case may be, multiples of sums prescribed in column 3 of that Part or, in the case of entry 8 in column 1 of that Part, paragraphs 2 to 4 of Part III of the said Schedule. (2) On the issue of a television licence of a type specified in an entry in column I of Schedule 3 to these Regulations and of the description specified in column 2 of that Schedule in relation to that entry, there shall be paid (irrespective of the duration of the licence) as the issue fee for a licence of that type and description the sum which is prescribed in column 3 of that Schedule in respect of that entry and thereafter as instalment payments such sums as are so prescribed. (3) On the issue of any other television licence, there shall be paid (irrespective of the duration of the licence) as the issue ~fee for that licence such sum as may in the particular case appear to the Secretary of State to be proper.
4. Where a television licence has been lost or destroyed, there shall be paid on the issue of a duplicate of such a licence the sum of £2.50.
5.—(1) The Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus (Receivers) (Exemption) Regulations 1989[7] shall be amended as follows. (2) For paragraph (a) of regulation 5 (exceptions) there shall be substituted:
(3) Paragraph (b) of regulation 6 and the word "or" immediately preceding it shall be omitted.
Notes: [1] 1949 c. 54; these sections are amended by Part I of Schedule 18 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42), which Part comes into force on Ist April 1991 by virtue of article 6 of S.I. 1990/2347. The said Part I was extended to Guernsey by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Guernsey) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/191), to Jersey by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Jersey) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/193) and to the Isle of Man by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Isle of Man) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/192). back [4] Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48); S.I. 1969/1369,1371,1974/691. back [5] In section 1(7) of that Act (as added by Part I of Schedule 18 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)). back [6] Section 1(7) was added by paragraph 1(6) of Part I of Schedule 18 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42). back |
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