Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 2205

The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993

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1993 No. 2205

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949^[1], and now vested in him^[2], hereby, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:—

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st October 1993.

    2.    The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1991^[3] as they have effect in the United Kingdom shall be further amended by the addition to Schedule 3 (which specifies the fees payable for television licences payable by instalments) of the following:

3. Budget instalment television licence (including colour)

A licence to instal and use black and white or colour television receivers at the single place specified in the licence or (as the case may be) in the single vehicle or vessel so specified.

"An issue fee of £48.45, and thereafter five instalments of £6.91, or an issue fee of £45.30, and thereafter five instalments of £7.54, or issue fee of £41.50, and thereafter five instalments of £8.30, or issue fee of £36.90, and thereafter five instalments of £9.22, or issue fee of £31.15, and thereafter five instalments of £10.37, or issue fee of £23.75, and thereafter five instalments of £11.85, or issue fee of £13.85, and thereafter five instalments of £13.83. In each case the first instalment shall be payable within the period of one month beginning immediately after the issue of the licence and the second, third, fourth and fifth within the periods of two, three, four and five months respectively beginning immediately after that issue.

Iain Sproat

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage

3rd September 1993
We consent to these Regulations

Kenneth Clarke

Irvine Patnick

Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

8th September 1993

These Regulations make provision (in the United Kingdom) for an additional type of colour television licence for which the fees are payable by instalments. They provide for the payment of one of seven specified issue fees and five equal instalments thereafter. In each case the total amount payable is £83.00.

[1] 1949 c. 54; section 2 is amended by Part I of Schedule 18 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42). back

[2] Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48); S.I. 1974/691. back

[3] S.I. 1991/436, amended by S.I. 1992/353 and S.I. 1993/476. back