SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Restrictions on the Holding of Licences

C1C2Part II Disqualification for Holding Licences

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 2 Pt. II applied (with modifications) (20.7.2004) by The Community Radio Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1944), arts. 1(2), 6 (as amended (27.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/1000, art. 2)

C2

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (25.10.2019) by The Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1387), arts. 1, 5

Disqualification of religious bodies

2

1

F1The following persons are disqualified persons in relation only to licences falling within sub-paragraph (1A)—

a

a body whose objects are wholly or mainly of a religious nature;

b

a body which is controlled by a body falling within paragraph (a) or by two or more such bodies taken together;

c

a body which controls a body falling within paragraph (a);

d

a body corporate which is an associate of a body corporate falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

e

a body corporate in which a body falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) is a participant with more than a 5 per cent. interest;

f

an individual who is an officer of a body falling within paragraph (a); and

g

a body which is controlled by an individual falling within paragraph (f) or by two or more such individuals taken together.

F21A

A licence falls within this sub-paragraph if it is—

a

a Channel 3 licence;

b

a Channel 5 licence;

c

a national sound broadcasting licence;

d

a public teletext licence;

e

an additional television service licence;

f

a television multiplex licence; or

g

a radio multiplex licence.

1B

In this paragraph—

  • “additional television service licence” means a licence under Part 1 of this Act to provide an additional television service within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003;

  • “Channel 3 licence” and “Channel 5 licence” each has the same meaning as in Part 1 of this Act;

  • “national sound broadcasting licence” means a licence to provide a sound broadcasting service (within the meaning of Part 3 of this Act) which is a national service (within the meaning of that Part);

  • “public teletext licence” means a licence to provide the public teletext service (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003);

  • “radio multiplex licence” means a licence under Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a radio multiplex service within the meaning of that Part; and

  • “television multiplex licence” means a licence under Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a multiplex service within the meaning of that Part.