Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1421
Broadcasting
The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 2008
Made
9th June 2008
Laid before Parliament
10th June 2008
Coming into force
2nd July 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996( 1 ):
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 2008 and comes into force on 2nd July 2008.
Broadcasting of programmes in Gaelic
2. For article 2 of the Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996( 2 ) substitute—
“ 2. —(1) OFCOM shall secure that there continues to be included in the Multiplex A licence a condition requiring the holder of the licence, when broadcasting programmes for reception wholly or mainly in Scotland, to broadcast programmes in Gaelic for at least 30 minutes per day between 1800 hours and 2230 hours.
(2) In this Article, “the Multiplex A licence” means the licence granted under Part 1 of the Act by the Independent Television Commission ( 3 ) on 26 th May 1998 authorising the provision of the television multiplex service known as “Multiplex A”, which on 9th June 2008 was held by SDN Limited (and which is a multiplex licence in respect of which the Secretary of State has made an order under section 243(3) of the Communications Act 2003 ( 4 ) ). ” .
Andy Burnham
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
9th June 2008
1996 c. 55 . Section 32 was amended by paragraph 97 in Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003.
S.I. 1996/2758
The functions of the Independent Television Commission in relation to the licensing etc. of television services were transferred to OFCOM by section 2 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) .
2003 c. 21 . The Order is the Television Multiplex Services (Reservation of Digital Capacity) Order 2008; S.I. 2008/1420 .