216 Renewal of Channel 3 and 5 licences
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

216  Renewal of Channel 3 and 5 licences

(1)     The holder of—

(a)     a licence to provide a Channel 3 service, or

(b)     a licence to provide Channel 5,

may apply to OFCOM for the renewal of his licence for a period of ten years from the end of the licensing period current at the time of the application.

(2)     An application for renewal may only be made in the period which—

(a)     begins four years before the end of the current licensing period; and

(b)     ends three months before the day that OFCOM have determined to be the day by which they would need to publish a tender notice if they were proposing to grant a fresh licence to take effect from the end of that period.

(3)     A determination for the purposes of subsection (2)(b)—

(a)     must be made at least one year before the day determined; and

(b)     must be notified by OFCOM to every person who, at the time of the determination, holds a licence in respect of which there is right to apply for

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