PART 2Television services

CHAPTER 1Amendments to the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and 1996

2.  In the Broadcasting Act 1990(1)—

(a)for section 42A (restricted services)(2) substitute—

“42A    Restricted services

In this Part “restricted service” means a service (or a dissociable section of a service) which consists in the broadcasting of television programmes for a particular establishment or other defined location, or a particular event, in the United Kingdom.”;

(b)in section 202(1) (general interpretation)(3), for the definition of “the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” substitute—

““the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” means Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services(4);”.

3.  In the Broadcasting Act 1996—

(a)in section 1(4) (digital programme services)(5)—

(i)after “means a service” insert “(or a dissociable section of a service)”;

(ii)in paragraph (za), after “a service” insert “(or a dissociable section of a service)”;

(b)in section 24(1) (digital additional service)(6), after “means any service” insert “(or dissociable section of a service)”;

(c)in section 39(1) (interpretation of Part 1)(7), for the definition of “the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” substitute—

““the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” means Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services;”;

(d)in section 105(1) (interpretation of Part 4 and supplementary provisions)(8), for the definition of “the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” substitute—

““the Audiovisual Media Services Directive” means Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services;”.