Section 362AP: Code of practice

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

Part 3A: Prominence on television selection services

OFCOM must issue a code of practice describing actions that OFCOM recommend for the purpose of securing that the manner in which a regulated television selection service presents internet programme services to its users complies with the duties in section 362AO.

OFCOM may—

revise a code of practice issued under this section and issue the code as revised;
withdraw a code of practice issued under this section and issue a new code of practice.

OFCOM must—

publish a code of practice issued under this section in such manner as they consider appropriate;
keep a code of practice issued under this section under review.

If requested by the Secretary of State to review all or part of a code of practice issued under this section, OFCOM must review the code or that part of it.

OFCOM must secure that the actions recommended in a code of practice issued under this section are consistent with the agreement objectives.

The actions recommended in a code of practice issued under this section may include—

actions relating to particular descriptions of regulated television selection services;
actions relating to particular descriptions of internet programme services.

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