Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “ the 1996 Act ” means the Broadcasting Act 1996( 2 );

(b) “ the 2003 Act ” means the Communications Act 2003( 3 ); and

(c) “ the 2024 Act ” means the Media Act 2024.

Provisions coming into force on 23rd August 2024

2. —(1) The following provisions of the 2024 Act come into force on 23rd August 2024—

(a) section 16 (removal of quotas for schools programmes on Channel 4);

(b) section 18 (power to require information);

(c) section 23 (regulations about coverage of listed events);

(d) section 24 (provision of information);

(e) section 25 (sections 20 to 24: further provision), except subsection (1);

(f) section 26 (public teletext service);

(g) section 27 (further amendments relating to public service television);

(h) section 28 (prominence on television selection services), so far as not already in force( 4 ), except for the insertion of the following provisions into the 2003 Act by subsection (1)—

(i) subsection (1)(a) of section 362AA (designation of internet programme services);

(ii) subsection (1)(c) of section 362AA (designation of internet programme services) but only in so far as it applies to an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC;

(iii) subsection (5) of section 362AA (eligibility conditions for an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC);

(iv) subsection (8) of section 362AA (appropriateness of designating an internet programme service provided by a person associated with the BBC);

(v) section 362AJ (must-offer obligations in the case of designated internet programme services);

(vi) section 362AK (must-carry obligations); and

(vii) section 362AO (duties relating to a regulated television selection service);

(i) section 29 (sustainability duty of C4C);

(j) section 31 (involvement of C4C in programme-making);

(k) section 33 (the S4C board);

(l) section 34 (accounts and audit);

(m) section 35 (amendment of BBC’s obligation to provide Welsh programmes);

(n) section 36 (chapter 2 of part 3: minor and consequential amendments);

(o) section 37 (tier 1 services);

(p) section 38 (audience protection reviews);

(q) section 39 (S4C: on-demand programme services);

(r) section 40 (other amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act);

(s) section 48 (regulation of radio selection services) except for the insertion of the following provisions into the 2003 Act by this section—

(i) section 362BI (access to relevant internet radio services);

(ii) section 362BJ (further provision about access to relevant internet radio services); and

(iii) section 362BN (complaints procedures);

(t) section 49 (penalties under parts 3A and 3B of the Communications Act 2003);

(u) section 51 (amendments to broadcasting legislation: UK’s withdrawal from the EU);

(v) Schedule 2 (part 1: further amendments) except for the following paragraphs and sub-paragraphs: 12 to 17, 19, 23, 25, 26, 32(2), 36(2), 58, 59, 60(2), and 61(b) and (c);

(w) Schedule 3 (part 2: further amendments);

(x) Schedule 4 (chapter 2 of part 3: minor and consequential amendments) except for the following paragraphs and sub-paragraphs—

(i) sub-paragraph (2)(c) of paragraph 5;

(ii) sub-paragraphs (2)(c), (3)(b) to (d) and (4) of paragraph 6;

(iii) sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 18;

(iv) sub-paragraph (3)(b) of paragraph 19;

(v) sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 23;

(vi) sub-paragraphs (2) and (4)(b) of paragraph 39;

(vii) sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 41;

(viii) paragraph 51;

(ix) sub-paragraphs (3)(b) and (4) of paragraph 52;

(x) sub-paragraphs (4)(b)(ii) and (iii) of paragraph 57;

(xi) sub-paragraphs (5)(b)(ii) and (iii) of paragraph 65;

(xii) sub-paragraph (2)(c) of paragraph 71; and

(xiii) paragraph 72 in so far as it omits paragraph 27 of Schedule 18 to the 2003 Act.

(y) Schedule 5 (tier 1 services: chapter to be inserted as chapter 3 of part 4A of the 2003 Act);

(z) Schedule 6 (tier 1 services: further amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act);

(z1) Schedule 7 (tier 1 services: amendments of other legislation);

(z2) Schedule 8 (other amendments of part 4A of the 2003 Act);

(z3) Schedule 9 (part 6: further amendments);

(z4) Schedule 10 (schedule to be inserted as schedule 16A to the 2003 Act);

(z5) Schedule 11 (schedule to be inserted as schedule 16B to the 2003 Act);

(z6) Schedule 12 (amendments related to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU).

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(h)(ii)—

(a) “ internet programme service ” has the meaning given by section 362AA(10) of the 2003 Act( 5 ); and

(b) section 362AZ12(6) of the 2003 Act (meaning of references to a person associated with a public service broadcaster)( 6 ) applies as it applies for the purposes of Part 3A of the 2003 Act.

Provisions coming into force for specific purposes only on 23rd August 2024

3. The provisions of the 2024 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule come into force on 23rd August 2024 only for the purposes specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of the Schedule.

Provisions coming into force linked to commencement of provisions of the 2003 Act

4. The following provisions of the 2024 Act come into force as follows—

(a) sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 and sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 23 of Schedule 4 come into force on the date on which section 299(1) of the 2003 Act comes into force;

(b) paragraph 53 of Schedule 4 comes into force on the date on which paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the 2003 Act comes into force; and

(c) paragraph 54 of Schedule 4 comes into force on the date on which paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 2003 Act comes into force.

Regulation 3

Schedule Provisions coming into force for specified purposes only on 23rd August 2024