(7-13)

House of Commons

Session 2002 - 03
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

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Clause 131
30
Page 124, line 8, at end insert—

     “( )       The consent of the Secretary of State is required for the making by OFCOM

of an order under this section.”
31
Page 124, line 9, at end insert—

     “( )       A statutory instrument containing an order made by OFCOM under this

section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either

House of Parliament.”
Clause 156
32
Page 143, line 29,     leave out paragraphs (b) and (c)
Clause 195
33
Page 175, line 23, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

           “(a)              the BBC Charter and Agreement, and”
34
Page 175, line 29, leave out “an agreement falling within subsection (1)(a)” and

insert “or under the BBC Charter and Agreement”
35
Page 175, line 32, leave out “the agreement” and insert “that Charter and

Agreement”
36
Page 175, line 33, leave out “such an agreement” and insert “that Charter and

Agreement”
37
Page 175, line 34, leave out subsection (3) and insert—

     “(3)       The BBC must pay OFCOM such penalties in respect of contraventions by

the BBC of provision made by or under—

           (a)           this Part, or

           (b)           the BBC Charter and Agreement,

            as are imposed by OFCOM in exercise of powers conferred on them by that

Charter and Agreement.”
38
Page 176, line 2, leave out “by virtue of subsection (3)” and insert “by OFCOM in

exercise of a power conferred by virtue of the BBC Charter and Agreement”
Clause 199
39
Page 177, line 20, after “may” insert “by order”
Clause 202
40
Page 179, line 24, leave out “broadcasting” and insert “programme”
41
Page 179, line 26, leave out “broadcasting” and insert “programme”
Clause 216
42
Page 192, line 16,    at end insert—

     “(4A)       The licence must contain the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate

for securing that persons with disabilities affecting their sight or hearing or

    (  8  )

both are able, so far as practicable, to make use of the service for all the

same purposes as persons without such disabilities.”
Clause 226
43
Page 201, line 37, leave out subsection (6)
Clause 245
44
Page 218, line 38, leave out “or”
45
Page 218, line 40, at end insert “; or

           ( )               it is comprised in a television licensable content service.”
After Clause 257
46
Insert the following new Clause—

       “Renewal of radio multiplex licences

In section 58(2) of the 1996 Act (renewal for twelve years of radio multiplex

licences granted within six years of commencement)—

           (a)           for “which is granted within six years” there shall be substituted

“granted within ten years”; and

           (b)           for the words from “for a period” onwards there shall be

substituted—

                  “(a)                    in the case of a licence granted within six years of that

commencement, for a period of twelve years beginning with

the date on which it would otherwise expire; and

                  (b)                    in any other case, for a period of eight years beginning with

that date.””
Clause 260
47
Page 231, line 20, after “facilitating” insert “civic understanding and”
48
Page 231, line 28, at end insert “, of programmes of an educational nature and of

other programmes of educative value”
49
Page 231, line 31, after “religion” insert “and other beliefs”
50
Page 231, line 32, at end insert—

           “( )              that the programmes included in those services that deal with

religion and other beliefs include—

                  (i)                 programmes providing news and other information about

different religions and other beliefs;

                  (ii)                programmes about the history of different religions and

other beliefs; and

                  (iii)               programmes showing acts of worship and other ceremonies

and practices (including some showing acts of worship and

other ceremonies in their entirety);”
51
Page 231, line 34, after “quantity” insert “and range”
52
Page 232, line 19, leave out from beginning to second “and” and insert “the BBC

Charter and Agreement”

    (  9  )
53
Page 232, line 38, at end insert—

     “( )       In this section—

                    “belief” means a collective belief in, or other adherence to, a

systemised set of ethical or philosophical principles or of mystical

or transcendental doctrines; and

                    “drama” includes contemporary and other drama in a variety of

different formats.”
Clause 266
54
Page 238, line 41, leave out subsection (11)
Clause 271
55
Page 244, line 29, at end insert—

     “( )       In determining whether it is appropriate, by an order under subsection (2),

to add a service to the list of must-provide services or to remove a service

from that list, the Secretary of State must have regard, in particular, to—

           (a)           the public benefit to be secured by the addition of the service to the

list, or by its retention in the list;

           (b)           the likely effect of the proposed modification as respects the costs to

be borne, under arrangements entered into or imposed under

section 270, by the persons who, after the coming into force of the

modification, would have to be parties to those arrangements; and

           (c)           the extent to which that effect is proportionate to the benefit

mentioned in paragraph (a).”
Clause 276
56
Page 249, line 11, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b)
57
Page 249, line 16, leave out “such an appointment is made” and insert “a body is

appointed as the appointed news provider”
58
Page 249, line 18, leave out from beginning to “appointment” in line 19 and insert

“body’s finances are adequate, throughout the period of its”
59
Page 249, line 22, leave out “such”
60
Page 249, line 22, at end insert—

     “(3A)       The conditions imposed under this section must include the conditions that

OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that arrangements maintained

between—

           (a)           the holders of regional Channel 3 licences, and

           (b)           the body which is the appointed the news provider,

            ensure that that body is subject to an obligation, enforceable by OFCOM, to

provide OFCOM with all such information as they may require for the

purpose of carrying out their functions.”
61
Page 249, line 25, leave out “person who” and insert “body which”
62
Page 250, line 2, after “(d)” insert “or (3A)”
63
Page 250, line 3, at end insert—

    (  10  )

     “( )       Section 32 of the 1990 Act (nomination of bodies eligible for appointment

as news providers) shall cease to have effect.”
After Clause 276
64
Insert the following new Clause—

“Disqualification from appointment as news provider

     (1)           The regulatory regime for every regional Channel 3 service includes the

conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing—

           (a)           that a body is not appointed as the appointed news provider if it

falls within subsection (2); and

           (b)           that the appointment of a body as the appointed news provider

ceases to have effect if it becomes a body falling within that

subsection.

     (2)    A body falls within this subsection if—

           (a)           it is a disqualified person under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act

in relation to a Channel 3 licence; or

           (b)           there would be a contravention of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to this Act

(whether by that body or by another person) if that body held a

licence to provide a Channel 3 service, or held a licence to provide

such a service for a particular area for which such a service is

provided.”
Clause 277
65
Page 250, line 6, leave out from “repeal” to end of line and insert “or otherwise

modify any of the provisions of section 276 or (Disqualification from appointment as

news provider)”
Clause 278
66
Page 250, line 22, leave out from “276” to end of line 23 and insert “or

(Disqualification from appointment as news provider)”
67
Page 250, line 25, leave out from “276” to end of line and insert “or (Disqualification

from appointment as news provider)”
68
Page 250, line 30, leave out “person” and insert “body”
Clause 281
69
Page 253, line 39,     at end insert—

     “( )       A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes

of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant

proportion of the programmes or expenditure in question.”
Clause 282
70
Page 255, line 34,     at end insert—

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     “( )       A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes

of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant

proportion of the programmes in question.”
Clause 283
71
Page 256, line 30,     at end insert—

     “( )       A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes

of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant

proportion of the programmes or expenditure in question.”
Clause 298
72
Page 264, line 41,     at end insert—

                  “(iii)                    persons with a dual sensory impairment,”
73
Page 265, line 3, leave out subsection (2) and insert—

     “(1A)       The code must include provision for securing that every provider of a

service to which this section applies ensures that adequate information

about the assistance for disabled people that is provided in relation to that

service is made available to those who are likely to want to make use of it.

     (2)       The code must also require that, from the fifth and tenth anniversaries of

the relevant date, the obligations in subsections (2A) and (3), respectively,

must be fulfilled by reference to averages computed over each of the

following—

           (a)           the twelve month period beginning with the anniversary in

question; and

           (b)           every twelve month period ending one week after the end of the

previous period for which an average fell to be computed.

     (2A)       The obligation to be fulfilled from the fifth anniversary of the relevant date

is that at least 60 per cent. of so much of every service which—

           (a)           is a service to which this section applies, and

           (b)           has a relevant date after the passing of this Act,

            as consists of programmes that are not excluded programmes must be

accompanied by subtitling.”
74
Page 265, line 9, leave out “Those obligations” and insert “The obligations to be

fulfilled from the tenth anniversary of the relevant date”
75
Page 265, line 10, leave out “in every week”
76
Page 265, line 13, leave out “in every week”
77
Page 265, line 16, leave out “in every week”
78
Page 265, line 20, leave out “in every week”
79
Page 265, line 24, after “in” insert “subsection (2A) or in”
80
Page 265, line 26, after “that” insert “subsection or”
81
Page 265, line 28, after “to” insert “subsection (2A) and”
82
Page 265, line 30, after “that” insert “subsection or”
83
Page 266, line 3, leave out from “(9),” to “and” in line 4 and insert “from dates

    (  12  )

falling before an anniversary mentioned in subsection (2);

           ( )              requirements on persons providing such services to meet further

targets from dates falling after the anniversary mentioned in

subsection (3);”
84
Page 266, line 11, leave out from “(2)” to end of line 12
85
Page 266, line 23, leave out paragraph (f)
Clause 300
86
Page 267, line 13, at end insert “or”
87
Page 267, line 14, leave out from “service” to end of line 16
Clause 301
88
Page 267, line 29, at end insert—

     “( )       Where it appears to the Secretary of State, in the case of services of a

particular description, that the obligation specified in section 298(2A) has

been or is likely to be fulfilled in their case before the anniversary so

specified, he may by order modify section 298 so as to do one or both of the

following—

           (a)           increase the percentage so specified in relation to services of that

description;

           (b)           substitute a different anniversary for the anniversary by which that

obligation must be fulfilled in the case of such services.”
89
Page 267, line 32, leave out “specified in subsection (2) of that section” and insert

“by which the obligations specified in subsection (3) of that section must be

fulfilled”
90
Page 267, line 34, leave out “different” and insert “higher”
91
Page 267, line 35, leave out “subsection (3) of that section” and insert “that

subsection”
92
Page 267, line 36, leave out “virtue of subsection (1)” and insert “an order under

this section”
93
Page 268, line 1, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this section”
Clause 304
94
Page 269, line 9, leave out from second “promotion” to end of line 11 and insert

“, for members of its intended audience, of the programmes included in each

public service channel; and

           (b)              the facilities, in the case of each such channel, for members of its

intended audience to select or access the programmes included in

it.”
95
Page 269, line 11, at end insert—

     “( )       The practices required by the code must also include the incorporation of

such features in electronic programme guides as OFCOM consider

    (  13  )

appropriate for securing that persons with disabilities affecting their sight

or hearing or both —

           (a)           are able, so far as practicable, to make use of such guides for all the

same purposes as persons without such disabilities; and

           (b)           are informed about, and are able to make use of, whatever

assistance for disabled people is provided in relation to the

programmes listed or promoted.”
96
Page 269, line 26, at end insert—

     “( )       In this section “intended audience”, in relation to a service of any

description, means—

           (a)           if the service is provided only for a particular area or locality of the

United Kingdom, members of the public in that area or locality;

           (b)           if it is provided for members of a particular community, members

of that community; and

           (c)           in any other case, members of the public in the United Kingdom.”
97
Page 269, line 28, leave out paragraph (a)
Clause 306
98
Page 270, line 23, at end insert—

           “(1B)              The matters to which OFCOM must have regard in determining for

the purposes of this section the character of a service provided

under a local licence include, in particular, the selection of spoken

material and music in programmes included in the service.””
After Clause 306
99
Insert the following new Clause—

“Consultation about change of character of local services

After section 106 of the 1990 Act there shall be inserted—

       “106ZA              Consultation about change of character of local services

           (1)           Before deciding for the purposes of a condition imposed under

subsection (1A) of section 106 whether to consent to a departure

from the character of a service provided under a local licence on any

of the grounds mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of that

subsection, OFCOM must publish a notice specifying—

                  (a)                 the proposed departure; and

                  (b)                 the period in which representations may be made to

OFCOM about the proposal.

           (2)           That period must end not less than 28 days after the date of

publication of the notice.

           (3)           The notice must be published in such manner as appears to

OFCOM to be appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the

persons who, in OFCOM’s opinion, are likely to be affected by the

departure.



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Clause 131
30	Page 124, line 8, at end insert—
	“( ) The consent of the Secretary of State is required for the making by OFCOM
	of an order under this section.”
31	Page 124, line 9, at end insert—
	“( ) A statutory instrument containing an order made by OFCOM under this
	section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either
	House of Parliament.”
Clause 156
32	Page 143, line 29, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c)
Clause 195
33	Page 175, line 23, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
	“(a) the BBC Charter and Agreement, and”
34	Page 175, line 29, leave out “an agreement falling within subsection (1)(a)” and
	insert “or under the BBC Charter and Agreement”
35	Page 175, line 32, leave out “the agreement” and insert “that Charter and
	Agreement”
36	Page 175, line 33, leave out “such an agreement” and insert “that Charter and
	Agreement”
37	Page 175, line 34, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
	“(3) The BBC must pay OFCOM such penalties in respect of contraventions by
	the BBC of provision made by or under—
	(a) this Part, or
	(b) the BBC Charter and Agreement,
	as are imposed by OFCOM in exercise of powers conferred on them by that
	Charter and Agreement.”
38	Page 176, line 2, leave out “by virtue of subsection (3)” and insert “by OFCOM in
	exercise of a power conferred by virtue of the BBC Charter and Agreement”
Clause 199
39	Page 177, line 20, after “may” insert “by order”
Clause 202
40	Page 179, line 24, leave out “broadcasting” and insert “programme”
41	Page 179, line 26, leave out “broadcasting” and insert “programme”
Clause 216
42	Page 192, line 16, at end insert—
	“(4A) The licence must contain the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate
	for securing that persons with disabilities affecting their sight or hearing or


	( 8 )

	both are able, so far as practicable, to make use of the service for all the
	same purposes as persons without such disabilities.”
Clause 226
43	Page 201, line 37, leave out subsection (6)
Clause 245
44	Page 218, line 38, leave out “or”
45	Page 218, line 40, at end insert “; or
	( ) it is comprised in a television licensable content service.”
After Clause 257
46	Insert the following new Clause—
	“Renewal of radio multiplex licences
	In section 58(2) of the 1996 Act (renewal for twelve years of radio multiplex
	licences granted within six years of commencement)—
	(a) for “which is granted within six years” there shall be substituted
	“granted within ten years”; and
	(b) for the words from “for a period” onwards there shall be
	substituted—
	“(a) in the case of a licence granted within six years of that
	commencement, for a period of twelve years beginning with
	the date on which it would otherwise expire; and
	(b) in any other case, for a period of eight years beginning with
	that date.””
Clause 260
47	Page 231, line 20, after “facilitating” insert “civic understanding and”
48	Page 231, line 28, at end insert “, of programmes of an educational nature and of
	other programmes of educative value”
49	Page 231, line 31, after “religion” insert “and other beliefs”
50	Page 231, line 32, at end insert—
	“( ) that the programmes included in those services that deal with
	religion and other beliefs include—
	(i) programmes providing news and other information about
	different religions and other beliefs;
	(ii) programmes about the history of different religions and
	other beliefs; and
	(iii) programmes showing acts of worship and other ceremonies
	and practices (including some showing acts of worship and
	other ceremonies in their entirety);”
51	Page 231, line 34, after “quantity” insert “and range”
52	Page 232, line 19, leave out from beginning to second “and” and insert “the BBC
	Charter and Agreement”


	( 9 )
53	Page 232, line 38, at end insert—
	“( ) In this section—
	“belief” means a collective belief in, or other adherence to, a
	systemised set of ethical or philosophical principles or of mystical
	or transcendental doctrines; and
	“drama” includes contemporary and other drama in a variety of
	different formats.”
Clause 266
54	Page 238, line 41, leave out subsection (11)
Clause 271
55	Page 244, line 29, at end insert—
	“( ) In determining whether it is appropriate, by an order under subsection (2),
	to add a service to the list of must-provide services or to remove a service
	from that list, the Secretary of State must have regard, in particular, to—
	(a) the public benefit to be secured by the addition of the service to the
	list, or by its retention in the list;
	(b) the likely effect of the proposed modification as respects the costs to
	be borne, under arrangements entered into or imposed under
	section 270, by the persons who, after the coming into force of the
	modification, would have to be parties to those arrangements; and
	(c) the extent to which that effect is proportionate to the benefit
	mentioned in paragraph (a).”
Clause 276
56	Page 249, line 11, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b)
57	Page 249, line 16, leave out “such an appointment is made” and insert “a body is
	appointed as the appointed news provider”
58	Page 249, line 18, leave out from beginning to “appointment” in line 19 and insert
	“body’s finances are adequate, throughout the period of its”
59	Page 249, line 22, leave out “such”
60	Page 249, line 22, at end insert—
	“(3A) The conditions imposed under this section must include the conditions that
	OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that arrangements maintained
	between—
	(a) the holders of regional Channel 3 licences, and
	(b) the body which is the appointed the news provider,
	ensure that that body is subject to an obligation, enforceable by OFCOM, to
	provide OFCOM with all such information as they may require for the
	purpose of carrying out their functions.”
61	Page 249, line 25, leave out “person who” and insert “body which”
62	Page 250, line 2, after “(d)” insert “or (3A)”
63	Page 250, line 3, at end insert—


	( 10 )

	“( ) Section 32 of the 1990 Act (nomination of bodies eligible for appointment
	as news providers) shall cease to have effect.”
After Clause 276
64	Insert the following new Clause—
	“Disqualification from appointment as news provider
	(1) The regulatory regime for every regional Channel 3 service includes the
	conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing—
	(a) that a body is not appointed as the appointed news provider if it
	falls within subsection (2); and
	(b) that the appointment of a body as the appointed news provider
	ceases to have effect if it becomes a body falling within that
	subsection.
	(2) A body falls within this subsection if—
	(a) it is a disqualified person under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act
	in relation to a Channel 3 licence; or
	(b) there would be a contravention of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to this Act
	(whether by that body or by another person) if that body held a
	licence to provide a Channel 3 service, or held a licence to provide
	such a service for a particular area for which such a service is
	provided.”
Clause 277
65	Page 250, line 6, leave out from “repeal” to end of line and insert “or otherwise
	modify any of the provisions of section 276 or (Disqualification from appointment as
	news provider)”
Clause 278
66	Page 250, line 22, leave out from “276” to end of line 23 and insert “or
	(Disqualification from appointment as news provider)”
67	Page 250, line 25, leave out from “276” to end of line and insert “or (Disqualification
	from appointment as news provider)”
68	Page 250, line 30, leave out “person” and insert “body”
Clause 281
69	Page 253, line 39, at end insert—
	“( ) A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes
	of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant
	proportion of the programmes or expenditure in question.”
Clause 282
70	Page 255, line 34, at end insert—


	( 11 )

	“( ) A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes
	of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant
	proportion of the programmes in question.”
Clause 283
71	Page 256, line 30, at end insert—
	“( ) A proportion is not to be regarded by OFCOM as suitable for the purposes
	of a provision of this section if it constitutes less than a significant
	proportion of the programmes or expenditure in question.”
Clause 298
72	Page 264, line 41, at end insert—
	“(iii) persons with a dual sensory impairment,”
73	Page 265, line 3, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
	“(1A) The code must include provision for securing that every provider of a
	service to which this section applies ensures that adequate information
	about the assistance for disabled people that is provided in relation to that
	service is made available to those who are likely to want to make use of it.
	(2) The code must also require that, from the fifth and tenth anniversaries of
	the relevant date, the obligations in subsections (2A) and (3), respectively,
	must be fulfilled by reference to averages computed over each of the
	following—
	(a) the twelve month period beginning with the anniversary in
	question; and
	(b) every twelve month period ending one week after the end of the
	previous period for which an average fell to be computed.
	(2A) The obligation to be fulfilled from the fifth anniversary of the relevant date
	is that at least 60 per cent. of so much of every service which—
	(a) is a service to which this section applies, and
	(b) has a relevant date after the passing of this Act,
	as consists of programmes that are not excluded programmes must be
	accompanied by subtitling.”
74	Page 265, line 9, leave out “Those obligations” and insert “The obligations to be
	fulfilled from the tenth anniversary of the relevant date”
75	Page 265, line 10, leave out “in every week”
76	Page 265, line 13, leave out “in every week”
77	Page 265, line 16, leave out “in every week”
78	Page 265, line 20, leave out “in every week”
79	Page 265, line 24, after “in” insert “subsection (2A) or in”
80	Page 265, line 26, after “that” insert “subsection or”
81	Page 265, line 28, after “to” insert “subsection (2A) and”
82	Page 265, line 30, after “that” insert “subsection or”
83	Page 266, line 3, leave out from “(9),” to “and” in line 4 and insert “from dates


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	falling before an anniversary mentioned in subsection (2);
	( ) requirements on persons providing such services to meet further
	targets from dates falling after the anniversary mentioned in
	subsection (3);”
84	Page 266, line 11, leave out from “(2)” to end of line 12
85	Page 266, line 23, leave out paragraph (f)
Clause 300
86	Page 267, line 13, at end insert “or”
87	Page 267, line 14, leave out from “service” to end of line 16
Clause 301
88	Page 267, line 29, at end insert—
	“( ) Where it appears to the Secretary of State, in the case of services of a
	particular description, that the obligation specified in section 298(2A) has
	been or is likely to be fulfilled in their case before the anniversary so
	specified, he may by order modify section 298 so as to do one or both of the
	following—
	(a) increase the percentage so specified in relation to services of that
	description;
	(b) substitute a different anniversary for the anniversary by which that
	obligation must be fulfilled in the case of such services.”
89	Page 267, line 32, leave out “specified in subsection (2) of that section” and insert
	“by which the obligations specified in subsection (3) of that section must be
	fulfilled”
90	Page 267, line 34, leave out “different” and insert “higher”
91	Page 267, line 35, leave out “subsection (3) of that section” and insert “that
	subsection”
92	Page 267, line 36, leave out “virtue of subsection (1)” and insert “an order under
	this section”
93	Page 268, line 1, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “this section”
Clause 304
94	Page 269, line 9, leave out from second “promotion” to end of line 11 and insert
	“, for members of its intended audience, of the programmes included in each
	public service channel; and
	(b) the facilities, in the case of each such channel, for members of its
	intended audience to select or access the programmes included in
	it.”
95	Page 269, line 11, at end insert—
	“( ) The practices required by the code must also include the incorporation of
	such features in electronic programme guides as OFCOM consider


	( 13 )

	appropriate for securing that persons with disabilities affecting their sight
	or hearing or both —
	(a) are able, so far as practicable, to make use of such guides for all the
	same purposes as persons without such disabilities; and
	(b) are informed about, and are able to make use of, whatever
	assistance for disabled people is provided in relation to the
	programmes listed or promoted.”
96	Page 269, line 26, at end insert—
	“( ) In this section “intended audience”, in relation to a service of any
	description, means—
	(a) if the service is provided only for a particular area or locality of the
	United Kingdom, members of the public in that area or locality;
	(b) if it is provided for members of a particular community, members
	of that community; and
	(c) in any other case, members of the public in the United Kingdom.”
97	Page 269, line 28, leave out paragraph (a)
Clause 306
98	Page 270, line 23, at end insert—
	“(1B) The matters to which OFCOM must have regard in determining for
	the purposes of this section the character of a service provided
	under a local licence include, in particular, the selection of spoken
	material and music in programmes included in the service.””
After Clause 306
99	Insert the following new Clause—
	“Consultation about change of character of local services
	After section 106 of the 1990 Act there shall be inserted—
	“106ZA Consultation about change of character of local services
	(1) Before deciding for the purposes of a condition imposed under
	subsection (1A) of section 106 whether to consent to a departure
	from the character of a service provided under a local licence on any
	of the grounds mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of that
	subsection, OFCOM must publish a notice specifying—
	(a) the proposed departure; and
	(b) the period in which representations may be made to
	OFCOM about the proposal.
	(2) That period must end not less than 28 days after the date of
	publication of the notice.
	(3) The notice must be published in such manner as appears to
	OFCOM to be appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the
	persons who, in OFCOM’s opinion, are likely to be affected by the
	departure.



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