Part 1 The BBC
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 12 Corresponding Obligations of the BBC and [S4C]

Section 338

Part 1 The BBC

Quotas for independent productions

1

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý It shall be the duty of the BBC to secure that, in each year, not less than 25 per cent of the total amount of time allocated to the broadcasting of qualifying programmes included in the television broadcasting services provided by the BBC is allocated to the broadcasting of a range and diversity of independent productions.

[(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý It shall be the duty of the BBC to secure that, in each year—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý it makes available qualifying audiovisual content that includes a range and diversity of independent productions commissioned in accordance with any relevant code drawn up by the BBC under the BBC Charter and Agreement, and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the duration (in total) of those independent productions is at least the number of hours specified by order of the Secretary of State.]

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý In this paragraph—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a reference to qualifying programmes is a reference to programmes of such description as the Secretary of State may by order specify as describing the programmes that are to be qualifying programmes for the purposes of this paragraph;

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý a reference

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