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Section 362AF: Meaning of "regulated television selection service"

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

Part 3A: Prominence on television selection services

In this Part, "regulated television selection service" means a television selection service which—

is for the time being designated by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or
is of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may not exercise the power under subsection (1)(a) so as to cause a television selection service to become a regulated television selection service unless the Secretary of State considers that the service is used by a significant number of members of the public in the United Kingdom.

Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may, in particular, frame a description of television selection services by reference to—

a television selection service being used, or being used in a manner specified in the regulations, by no fewer than such number of members of the public in the United Kingdom as may be specified in the regulations;
the date on which a television selection service is first made available to members of the public in the United Kingdom;
the functions that a television selection service is capable of carrying out or may be made capable of carrying out.

Before making regulations under subsection (1)(a) or (b), the Secretary of State must have received a report under section 362AG relating to the television selection service or description of television selection services in question.

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