Section 362BF: Meaning of "internet radio service"

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

Part 3B: Regulation of radio selection services

In this Part, "internet radio service" means a service, or a dissociable section of a service, which consists in the provision by a person of programmes consisting wholly of sound (together with any ancillary services) with a view to their being made available for reception by members of the public by being distributed by means of the internet (whether by the provider of the service or another person).

In this section, "ancillary service", in relation to an internet radio service, means a service which is provided by the provider of that internet radio service and consists in the provision of a service (other than advertising) which—

is ancillary to the programmes included in that internet radio service and is directly related to their contents, or
relates to the promotion or listing of such programmes.

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