Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 227
Electronic Communications
Broadcasting
The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Made
2nd March 2021
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2021
Coming into force
1st May 2021
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 365(1) and (4) and 402(3) of the Communications Act 2003( 1 ), including as extended by the Communications (Isle of Man) Order 2003( 2 ).
The Treasury has consented to the making of these Regulations in accordance with section 365(6) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1st May 2021.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 2004 Regulations” means the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004( 3 ).
Extension of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2004 Regulations to the Isle of Man
2. Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2004 Regulations( 4 ) shall extend to the Isle of Man.
Amendment of the 2004 Regulations
3. The 2004 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5.
4. —(1) In regulation 1(2) (extent)( 5 ), omit “and the Isle of Man”.
(2) After regulation 1(2) insert—
“ (2A) These Regulations extend to the Isle of Man except for regulations 10 and 11. ” .
5. In Part 4 of Schedule 2 (simple payment plan licence (not black and white only))—
(a) in paragraph 20(2), after “the person’s financial obligations” insert “; or, in the case of a person who is ordinarily resident in the Isle of Man, he or she has received such advice from a debt advice charity or the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading”;
(b) in paragraph 20(4), in the definition of “a debt advice charity”, after “Charities Act 2011” insert “, or in the Isle of Man an institution which is a registered charity for the purposes of the Charities Registration and Regulation Act 2019( 6 ),”.
Oliver Dowden
Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
1st March 2021
We consent:
Maggie Throup
David Rutley
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
2nd March 2021
2003 c. 21 . Section 365(4) was amended by section 89 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) . There are other amendments to section 365 but none is relevant.
S.I. 2003/3198 , amended by S.I. 2007/278 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. Article 6 of the Order extends sections 365(1) and (4) and 402(3) of the Communications Act 2003 to the Isle of Man.
Part 4 was inserted by S.I. 2018/339 and amended S.I. 2020/160 in relation to the United Kingdom only.
Regulation 1(2) was substituted by S.I. 2020/160 .
AT 7 of 2019 (Isle of Man).