Amendments proposed to the Communications Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

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
Dr Kim Howells

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.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

378

Clause     224,     page     197,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(6A)   Subsection (8) of section [Meaning of "initial expiry date"] applies for construing references in this section to the date for digital switchover as it applies for the purposes of that section.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

379

Clause     224,     page     197,     line     13,     after first 'section' insert—

'"initial licensing period" means the licensing period ending with the initial expiry date; and'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

410

Clause     226,     page     198,     line     36,     after 'public', insert 'in any of the EEA States'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

411

Clause     226,     page     198,     leave out line 42.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

412

Clause     226,     page     198,     line     43,     leave out 'if it' and insert 'to the extent that it'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

413

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     4,     after 'which', insert 'is provided by means of television and'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

414

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     6,     after 'the', insert 'television'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

415

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     6,     at end insert 'television'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

416

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     9,     at end insert 'television'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

417

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     16,     at end insert 'are provided by means of television and'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

418

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     17,     after 'such', insert 'television'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

419

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     17,     leave out 'relate' and insert 'the principal feature of which relates'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

420

Clause     226,     page     199,     line     19,     after 'such', insert 'television'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

421

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     36,     leave out 'if it' and insert 'nor shall any element connected with a television programme service be considered part of that television licensable content service, if that service or element of it (as the case may be)'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

422

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     38,     after first 'service', insert 'or any element connected with a television programme service'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

423

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     39,     leave out from 'of' to third 'the' and insert 'that service or element of it (as the case may be) is that it involves'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

424

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     41,     leave out 'the service' and insert 'that service or element of it'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

425

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     42,     leave out 'or sounds (or both)' and insert ', sounds or data (or any combination of images, sounds or data)'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

426

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     43,     leave out first 'service' and insert 'relevant service or element of it'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

427

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     43,     leave out second 'the service' and insert 'that service or element of it'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

428

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     44,     leave out 'or sounds (or both)' and insert ', sounds or data (or any combination of images, sounds or data)'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

429

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     45,     leave out 'service' and insert 'relevant service or element of it'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

430

Clause     227,     page     199,     line     46,     leave out 'the service' and insert 'that service or element of it'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

431

Clause     229,     page     201,     line     41,     leave out 'a service which consists' and insert 'one or more services which consist'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

432

Clause     229,     page     201,     line     42,     leave out 'on different frequencies' and insert 'or of a significant proportion of the same programmes with different scheduled times for broadcast, or both'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

121

Clause     231,     page     202,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The amount of the penalty under this section is to be such an amount as OFCOM determine to be—

      (a) appropriate; and

      (b) proportionate to the contravention in respect of which it is imposed.'.


   

Mr Brian White

492

*Clause     153,     page     138,     line     35,     after 'service', insert 'and that there is sufficient remaining capacity for at least two local digital television services in every locality'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
John Greenway
Andrew Robathan
Mark Hoban

359

Clause     171,     page     156,     line     12,     at end insert—

       'and should be—

      (a) appropriate; and

      (b) proportionate to the contravention in respect of which it is imposed and the size of the entity on which it is imposed'.


   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

400

Clause     172,     page     156,     line     45,     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4)   For the purposes of this section—

      (a) the gross revenue of a person for a period, and

      (b) the extent to which a part of a person's gross revenue is attributable to the provision of any service,

       shall be ascertained in accordance with such principles as may be set out in a statement made by OFCOM.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

401

Clause     172,     page     157,     line     7,     leave out 'Rules made by virtue of subsection (4)(a)' and insert 'Such a statement'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

402

Clause     172,     page     157,     line     10,     leave out 'rules' and insert 'principles set out in the statement'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

403

Clause     172,     page     157,     line     12,     leave out subsection (6) and insert—

    '(6)   OFCOM may revise a statement made under subsection (4) from time to time.

    (6A)   A statement made or revised under this section may set out different principles for different cases.

    (6B)   Before making or revising a statement under this section, OFCOM must consult the Secretary of State and the Treasury.

    (6C)   OFCOM must—

      (a) publish the statement made under subsection (4) and every revision of it; and

      (b) send a copy of the statement and of every such revision to the Secretary of State;

    and the Secretary of State must lay copies of the statement and of every such revision before each House of Parliament.'.

 
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