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Broadcasting Act 1996

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3After section 66 of that Act there is inserted—

“66AEnforcement of licences held by BBC companies

(1)Where the Commission—

(a)give a direction to a BBC company under section 40(1),

(b)serve a notice on a BBC company under any provision of section 41 or 42, or

(c)receive any written representations from a BBC company under section 40(2), 41(3) or 42(8),

the Commission shall send a copy of the direction, notice or representations to the Secretary of State.

(2)References in subsection (1) to any of the provisions of sections 40 to 42 are references to that provision as applied—

(a)by section 42B(2), in relation to a licence to provide a restricted service,

(b)by section 44(3), in relation to a licence to provide a domestic satellite service,

(c)by section 45(5), in relation to a licence to provide a non-domestic satellite service,

(d)by section 47(8), in relation to a licence to provide a licensable programme service, or

(e)by section 55(4), in relation to an additional services licence.”

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