[98 Categories of service]
Broadcasting Act 1996 (1996 c 55) | Legislation

[98  Categories of service]

[(1) For the purposes of this Part, television programme services ... shall be divided into two categories as follows—

(a) those television programme services ... which for the time being satisfy the qualifying conditions, and

(b) all other television programme services ....

(2) In this section “the qualifying conditions”, in relation to a service, means the conditions—

(a) that the service is provided without any consideration being required for reception of the service, and

(b) that the service is received by at least 95 per cent of the population of the United Kingdom.

[(1) For the purposes of this Part, relevant services are divided into two categories as follows—

(a) those relevant services which for the time being fall within subsection (1A) or (2A), and

(b) all other relevant services.

(1A) A television programme service falls within this subsection if it is—

(a) a service provided by the BBC or a BBC company otherwise than with a view to generating a profit,

(b) a Channel 3 service, Channel 4 or Channel 5,

(c) S4C Digital, or

(d) a service, other

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