The Broadcasting Act 1981 (Isle of Man) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/2403
• Sections: 24

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting Act 1981 (Isle of Man) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st January 1990.

Section 2

(1) The following provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1981( ) shall extend to the Isle of Man with the adaptations and modifications specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order: Part I (Independent Broadcasting Authority), except sections 17, 18, 26, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39 and 41 and Schedule 4; Part III (Broadcasting Complaints Commission), except section 60; Part IV (general), except section 64.

(2) Sections 46 and 47 of the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 shall extend to the Isle of Man with the adaptations and modifications specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.

Section 3

The Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973 (Isle of Man) Order 1976( ), the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1978 (Isle of Man) Order 1979( ) and the Broadcasting Act 1980 (Isle of Man) Order 1981( ) are hereby revoked.

Section 1

Any reference to an Act of Parliament (including the Broadcasting Act 1981) or to a provision of such an Act shall be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to that Act or provision as it has effect in the Isle of Man.

Section 2

Any reference to local sound broadcasts or to local sound broadcasting services shall be construed as a reference only to local sound broadcasts or to local sound broadcasting services provided by the Independent Broadcasting Authority in the United Kingdom by virtue of the Broadcasting Act 1981 as it has effect in the United Kingdom.

Section 3

(1) In section 2(1), for “31st December 2005” there shall be substituted “31st December 1992”.

(2) Section 2(4)(b), (5) and (6) shall be omitted.

(3) At the end of section 2 there shall be inserted the following subsection:

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the Authority to provide any local sound broadcasting station for the Isle of Man.

Section 4

(1) In section 3(7), for “section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984” there shall be substituted “section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (an Act of Tynwald)”.

(2) At the end of section 3 there shall be inserted the following subsection:

(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the Authority to establish, install or use any wireless telegraphy station in the Isle of Man as a local sound broadcasting

Section 5

In section 8(7)(e), at the end there shall be inserted “or, in relation to any television broadcasting station in the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man or any Department of the Isle of Man Government”.

Section 6

Section 10(4) shall be omitted.

Section 7

(1) Section 19(2)(a) shall be omitted.

(2) In section 19(4)(a), the words “or, as the case may be, local sound broadcasts” shall be omitted.

Section 8

Section 20(8) and (9) shall be omitted.

Section 9

(1) In section 27(1)—

(a) for “either of television programmes or local sound broadcasts” there shall be substituted “of television programmes”;

(b) in paragraph (b), the words “or (as the case may be) local sound broadcasts” shall be omitted, and

(c) in paragraph (c), the words “or local sound broadcasts” shall be omitted.

(2) In section 27(2), the words “or (as the case may be) local sound broadcasts” shall be omitted.

Section 10

(1) Section 29(6) shall be omitted.

(2) For section 29(8) there shall be substituted the following subsection:

(8) In relation to any television broadcasting station in the Isle of Man, the reference in subsection (1) to a Minister of the Crown includes a reference to the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man or any Department of the Isle of Man Government.

Section 11

For section 32 there shall be substituted the following section:

(32) The contracts between the Authority and the various programme contractors for the provision of television programmes shall provide for payments to be made by the programme contractors to the Authority representing what appear to the Authority to be the appropriate contributions of the respective programme contractors towards meeting the sums which the Authority regard as necessary in order to discharge their duty under section 36(2) of this Act.

Section 12

Section 40(5) shall be omitted.

Section 13

For section 44(3) there shall be substituted the following subsection:

(3) In relation to any agreement affecting employment in the Isle of Man, the reference in subsection (2) to the Secretary of State includes a reference to the Department of Health and Social Security of the Isle of Man.

Section 14

In section 54(1), paragraph (b) shall be omitted.

Section 15

Section 57(2A) shall be omitted.

Section 16

Section 58(2) shall be omitted.

Section 17

Section 65(1) and (2) shall be omitted.

Section 18

Section 66(2), (3) and (4) shall be omitted.

Section 19

In Schedule 3, the references in Part I to provisions of the Broadcasting Act 1981 shall be construed subject to the provisions of this Schedule, and Part II shall be omitted.

Section 20

In Schedule 8, paragraphs 3, 5, 6 and 8 shall be omitted.

Section 21

Schedule 9 shall have effect in relation only to such of the enactments specified there as have effect in the Isle of Man.