Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 223
BROADCASTING
The Broadcasting (Limit on the Holding of Licences to Provide Television Multiplex Services) Order 2001
Made
30th January 2001
Coming into force
31st January 2001
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, pursuant to paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990( 1 );
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 5(5)(a) of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Limit on the Holding of Licences to Provide Television Multiplex Services) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Changes to the numerical limit on the holding of licences to provide television multiplex services
2. Paragraph 5 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 shall be amended as follows—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the word “three” shall be substituted the word “six”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the word “five” shall be substituted the word “eight”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for the word “three” shall be substituted the word “six” and for the word “two” shall be substituted the word “five”; and
(d) in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for the word “five” shall be substituted the word “eight” and for the word “four” shall be substituted the word “seven”.
Chris Smtih
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
30th January 2001
1990 c. 42 . Paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55) . Part III of Schedule 2 was substituted by paragraph 10 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1996.