Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1240

The Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) Order 1998

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"public telecommunications operator" has the meaning given to it by section 9(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1984[5];

"qualifying service" has the meaning given to it by section 2(2) of the 1996 Act;

"qualifying teletext service" has the meaning given to it by section 39(1) of the 1996 Act;

"restricted service" has the meaning given to it by section 42A of the 1990 Act[6];

"S4C" means the television broadcasting service referred to in section 57(1) of the 1990 Act;

"satellite television service" has the meaning given to it in section 43(1) of the 1990 Act[7];

"S4C Digital" means the service referred to in section 57(1A) of the 1990 Act[8];

"television broadcasting service" [a]has the meaning given to it by section 2(5) of the 1990 Act;

"BBC" has the meaning given to it in section 202(1) of the 1990 Act.

(a)


(i) the two television broadcasting services provided by the BBC on the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1996;

(ii) Channel 3;

(iii) Channel 4 or S4C, as the case may be;

(iv) Channel 5;

(v) any teletext services provided within the spare capacity of the frequencies on which the services mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above are provided;

(vi) any restricted service;

(vii) any qualifying service;

(viii) S4C Digital; and

(ix) the qualifying teletext service:



(b) the services described in sub-paragraph (a) above, and any of the services referred to in section 72(2)(d), (e) or (f) of the 1990 Act[9].

     2. A service which consists in the transmission for general reception by any person for the purpose of the delivery of any of the following services:

(a) Channel 3;

(b) Channel 4;

(c) S4C;

(d) Channel 5;

(e) any local radio service;

(f) any national radio service;

(g) any restricted service;

(h) any qualifying service;

(i) S4C Digital; or

(j) the qualifying teletext service.

     3. A service which consists in the transmission by satellite of programme services for general reception.

     4. A service which is provided by the BBC.

     5. A service which is provided by a public telecommunications operator and consists only of the service referred to in section 72(2)(e) of the 1990 Act.

[2] 1996 c.55.back

[3] S.I. 1990/2389.back

[4] S.I. 1991/2188.back

[5] 1984 c.12.back

[6] Section 42A was inserted by section 85 of the 1996 Act.back

[7] Section 43(1) of the 1990 Act was substituted by the Satellite Television Service Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1682).back

[8] Section 57(1A) was inserted by section 84 of the 1996 Act.back

[9] Paragraph (f) of section 72(2) of the 1990 Act was inserted by paragraph 4 in Part I of Schedule 10 to the 1996 Act.back