Section 260: Digital sound services for inclusion in non-radio multiplexes

Communications Act 2003 · 2003 c. 21View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Television and Radio Services ETC — Chapter 3: Regulatory Structure for Independent Radio Services

In section 60(1)(a) of the 1996 Act (national digital sound programme services defined as services broadcast with a view to being broadcast by means of a national radio multiplex service), after "national radio multiplex service" there shall be inserted ." , by means of a television multiplex service or by means of a general multiplex service "

In section 63(1) of the 1996 Act (meaning of digital additional sound service), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

After subsection (3) of section 63 of the 1996 Act there shall be inserted—

In section 72(1) of the 1996 Act (interpretation of Part 2)—

after the definitions of "digital sound programme service" and "digital sound programme licence" there shall be inserted—"general multiplex service" has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003;
after the definition of "technical service" there shall be inserted—"television multiplex service" has the meaning given by section 241 of the Communications Act 2003.

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