Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2793
broadcasting
electronic communications
The Broadcasting Digital Terrestrial Sound (Technical Service) Order 2006
Made
18th October 2006
Laid before Parliament
19th October 2006
Coming into force
13th November 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(3)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1996( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting Digital Terrestrial Sound (Technical Service) Order 2006.
(2) This Order comes into force on 13th November 2006.
(3) This Order does not extend to the Isle of Man( 2 ).
Specification of technical services
2. In article 2 of the Broadcasting Digital Terrestrial Sound (Technical Service) Order 1998 ( 3 ) (service specified as “technical service” for the purpose of section 63(3)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1996 ), after “digital sound programme services”, insert “, television licensable content services”.
Shaun Woodward
Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
18th October 2006
1996 c.55 . Section 63 was amended by section 260 of the Communications Act 2003 and by article 5(10) of the Television Licensable Content Services Order 2006 ( SI 2006/2131 ). It extends to Jersey by virtue of article 2(b) of SI 2003/3203 ; to Guernsey by virtue of article 2(b) of SI 2003/3192 ; and to the Isle of Man by virtue of article 2(b) of SI 2003/3193 .
Section 63(3) has effect as if any order made under it which is for the time being in force in the United Kingdom had extended to the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey: see paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to SI 2003/3203 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to SI 2003/3192 , respectively.
SI 1998/685 . Article 2 of that Order was amended by paragraph 42 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 to SI 2003/2155 .