The Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/1240
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 10th June 1998.

(2) In this Order “the 1990 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1990 and “the 1996 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1996 .

Section 2 Specification

(1) The class of services to which paragraph (2) below applies is hereby specified for the purpose of section 72(1)(b) of the 1990 Act.

(2) This paragraph applies to services provided in an area in which there are more than one thousand dwelling-houses, subject to the exceptions set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 3 Revocation

The Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) Order 1990 and the Broadcasting (Local Delivery Services) (Amendment) Order 1991 are hereby revoked.

Section 1

A service provided for the purpose of the delivery of only the following services:

(a)

(i) the two television broadcasting services provided by the BBC on the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1996;

(ii) Channel 3;

(iii) Channel 4 or S4C, as the case may be;

(iv) Channel 5;

(v) any teletext services provided within the spare capacity of the frequencies on which the services mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above are provided;

(vi) any restricted service;

(vii) any qualifying service;

(viii) S4C Digital; and

(ix) the qualifying teletext service:

(b) the services described in sub-paragraph (a) above, and any of the services referred to in section 72(2)(d), (e) or (f) of the 1990 Act .

Section 2

A service which consists in the transmission for general reception by any person for the purpose of the delivery of any of the following services:

(a) Channel 3;

(b) Channel 4;

(c) S4C;

(d) Channel 5;

(e) any local radio service;

(f) any national radio service;

(g) any restricted service;

(h) any qualifying service;

(i) S4C Digital; or

(j) the qualifying teletext service.

Section 3

A service which consists in the transmission by satellite of programme services for general reception.

Section 4

A service which is provided by the BBC.

Section 5

A service which is provided by a public telecommunications operator and consists only of the service referred to in section 72(2)(e) of the 1990 Act.