Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 1854
Electronic Communications
Broadcasting
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Broadcasting Consequential Amendments) Order 2013
Made
18th July 2013
Laid before Parliament
24th July 2013
Coming into force
14th August 2013
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99(1) and (2) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Broadcasting Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 and comes into force on 14th August 2013.
Consequential amendments
2. In the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004( 2 ) omit regulations 10 and 11.
3. In article 3 of the Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Videosenders) Order 1998( 3 )—
(a) omit the definition of “the 1967 Act”;
(b) before the definition of “television set”, insert the following—
“ “computer apparatus” means apparatus which—
is designed or adapted to be used (either alone or in association with other apparatus) for storing or processing data, but not for doing so in connection with the reception by means of wireless telegraphy of television programme services; and
is not offered for sale or letting as apparatus for use (either alone or in association with other apparatus) primarily for or in connection with the reception (whether by means of wireless telegraphy or otherwise) of such services;
and “processing” includes displaying. ” ; and
(c) in the definition of “television set”, for the words “has the meaning given to it by section 6(1) of the 1967 Act” substitute—
“ means any apparatus which (either alone or in association with other apparatus) is capable of receiving (whether by means of wireless telegraphy or otherwise) any television programme service but is not computer apparatus or a mobile telephone ” .
Ed Vaizey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
18th July 2013
S.I. 2004/692 , as amended by S.I. 2006/619 . There have been further amendments to S.I. 2004/692 which are not relevant to this Order.