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Mr John Whittingdale 133 Clause 181, page 163, line 8, at end insert—'(3A) OFCOM must make their decision no more than two weeks after the dispute is referred to them under section 180 (or, as the case may be, two weeks after the dispute is referred back to them under subsection (6)). (3B) Where it is practicable for OFCOM to make their decision before the end of the two week period, they must make it as soon in that period as practicable.'.
Mr John Whittingdale 134 Clause 185, page 166, line 16, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr John Whittingdale 120 Clause 187, page 167, line 26, after 'approval', insert ', determination'.
Mr John Whittingdale 135 Clause 188, page 168, line 42, at end insert 'which period must not exceed three months'.
Mr John Whittingdale 136 Clause 190, page 169, line 35, at end insert—'(3A) The Tribunal must make its decision either—
Mr Andrew Lansley 22 Clause 193, page 171, line 12, at end insert—
Mr John Whittingdale 43 Clause 193, page 171, line 17, at end insert 'and to enforce the terms of the BBC Fair Trading Commitment as currently drafted'.
Mr John Whittingdale 149 Clause 193, page 171, line 23, at end insert—'(2A) In exercising their functions under this section OFCOM shall consult with and have regard to the views of persons providing services and facilities other than the BBC who, in their opinion, are likely to be affected by the BBC's services.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley 301 Clause 193, page 171, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert—
Mr Andrew Lansley 302 Clause 193, page 171, line 31, at end insert—'(4A) It shall be the duty of the BBC to provide OFCOM with any information which OFCOM may reasonably require for the purposes of carrying out their functions under the agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or other functions under this Act.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley 300 Page 173, line 9, leave out Clause 197.
Mr John Whittingdale 283 Clause 199, page 174, line 11, leave out from 'Authority' to end of line 14 and insert 'must use part of the signals carrying S4C to provide subtitling in relation to programmes included in the service and may use part of those signals to provide other services which are ancillary to programmes included in S4C and which are directly related to their contents.'.
Mr Stephen Timms 360 *Clause 209, page 182, line 19, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Stephen Timms 361 *Clause 211, page 185, line 36, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Stephen Timms 362 *Clause 213, page 187, line 1, leave out 'one or more Channel 3 services, Channel 4 or S4C is' and insert 'Channel 4, S4C and one or more Channel 3 services are'.
Mr Stephen Timms 363 *Clause 213, page 187, line 2, at end insert—'() The service, if licensed to do so in accordance with section 214, may continue to include an analogue teletext service after it is no longer required under subsection (2)(b) to include such a service.'.
Mr Stephen Timms 364 *Clause 213, page 187, line 3, after 'be' insert 'or may be'.
Mr Stephen Timms 365 *Clause 214, page 187, line 38, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Stephen Timms 366 *Clause 217, page 191, line 22, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Stephen Timms 367 *Clause 219, page 192, line 8, leave out 'second' and insert 'any subsequent'.
Mr Stephen Timms 368 *Clause 219, page 192, line 16, leave out subsection (3) and insert—'(3) For the purposes of this section a subsequent review period in the case of a replacement licence is so much (if any) of the following period as falls before the end of the initial expiry date, namely, the period which—
Mr Stephen Timms 369 *Clause 219, page 192, line 29, leave out from beginning to end of line 31.
Mr Stephen Timms 370 *Clause 219, page 193, line 4, leave out from beginning to end of line 11 and insert—'"subsequent notional expiry date", in relation to a replacement licence, means— in a case in which an application by the licence holder for a review under this section was made during the review period beginning four years before the last notional expiry date, the tenth anniversary of the date on which OFCOM's determination on that review was notified to the licence holder; and in any other case, the tenth anniversary of the last notional expiry date;'.
Mr Stephen Timms 371 *Clause 222, page 195, line 8, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert 'must not fall before whichever is the earlier of—
Mr Stephen Timms 372 *Clause 222, page 195, line 31, leave out from beginning to end of line 32.
Mr Stephen Timms 373 *Clause 222, page 195, line 35, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Stephen Timms 374 *Clause 222, page 195, line 37, at end insert—'"notional expiry date' means a first or subsequent notional expiry date within the meaning of section 219.'.
Mr Stephen Timms 375 *Clause 223, page 196, line 12, at end insert—'( ) Where the Secretary of State makes an order under section [Meaning of "initial expiry date"] after receiving a report under this section in anticipation of the end of the licensing period that is extended by the order—
Mr Stephen Timms 376 *Clause 223, page 196, line 21, leave out '31st December 2014' and insert 'the initial expiry date'.
Mr Andrew Lansley 304 Clause 224, page 196, line 33, leave out from 'section' to end of line 35.
Mr Stephen Timms 377 *Clause 224, page 196, line 41, at end insert—'(3A) The Secretary of State is not to make an order under this section preventing the renewal of licences from the end of the initial licensing period unless he has fixed a date before the end of that period as the date for digital switchover. (3B) Where the Secretary of State postpones the date for digital switchover after making an order under this section preventing the renewal of licences from the end of the initial licensing period, the order shall have effect only if the date to which digital switchover is postponed falls before the end of that period. (3C) Subsection (3B) does not affect the power of the Secretary of State to make another order under this section after postponing the date for digital switchover.'.
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