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2009 No. 2130 (C. 94)
Electronic Communications
Broadcasting
The Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
Made
27th July 2009
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 411(2) of the Communications Act 2003(1):
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.
Commencement
2. Sections 272 and 273 of the Communications Act 2003 shall come into force on 31st January 2010.
Ben Bradshaw
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
27th July 2009
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for sections 272 and 273 of the Communications Act 2003 to come into force on 31st January 2010.
Section 272 requires OFCOM to include in the licences for every licensed public service channel, the public teletext service and every licensed television service added to the list of must-carry services under section 64 conditions which it considers appropriate for securing the three objectives set out in subsections (2) to (4) of section 272.
Section 273 requires OFCOM to include in the licences for every licensed public service channel, the public teletext service and every other licensed television service specified by the Secretary of State conditions which it considers appropriate for securing the three objectives set out at subsections (2) to (4) of section 273.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 31 (partially), 405, 411 | 17.07.03 | N/A (Royal Assent – see section 411) |
| Sections 1 (partially), 4, 5 (partially), 24 and 25, 26 (partially), 32 to 55, 56 to 63 (partially), 64 to 119, 125 to 151, 153, 154, 164 to 166, 169, 172 to 174, 178, 183, 185 to 197, 264, 360 (partially), 361 and 362, 369 (partially), 370 and 371, 393 (partially), 394 (partially), 395 to 399, 402 to 404, 406 (partially), 408, 410, Sch.3, Sch.4, Sch.8, Sch.15 (partially), Sch.17 (partially), Sch.18 (partially), Sch.19 (partially) | 25.07.03 | 2003/1900 |
| Sections 5 (remainder), 28 to 30, 152 (partially), 167, 179, 181, 184, 348 (partially), 350 (partially), 360 (partially), 406 (partially), 407, Sch.2, Sch.14 (partially), Sch.15 (partially), Sch.17 (partially), Sch.18 (partially), Sch.19 (partially) | 18.09.03 | 2003/1900 |
| Section 282, Sch.14 (partially) | 12.12.03 | 2003/3142 |
| Sections 1 (remainder), 2 (partially), 3, 6 to 23, 26 (remainder), 27, 31 (remainder), 56 to 63 (remainder), 120 to 124, 152 (remainder), 155 to 163, 168, 170, 171, 175 to 177, 182, 198 to 230, 231 (partially), 232 to 252, 254 to 263, 271, 275 to 277, 279 to 281, 283 to 298, 299 (partially), 301 to 337, 338 (partially), 339 to 347, 348 (remainder), 349, 350 (remainder), 351 (partially), 352, 353 (partially), 354 to 359, 360 (remainder), 369 (remainder), 372 to 392, 393 (remainder), 394 (remainder), 400, 406 (partially), Sch.1 (partially), Sch.5, Sch.7, Sch.9, Sch.10, Sch.11, Sch.12 (partially), Sch.13, Sch.14 (remainder), Sch.15 (remainder), Sch.16, Sch.17 (partially), Sch.18 (partially), Sch.19 (partially) | 29.12.03 | 2003/3142 |
| Section 253 | 02.01.04 | 2003/3142 |
| Section 367 (partially) | 09.03.04 | 2003/3142 (as amended by 2004/697) |
| Sections 2 (remainder), 363 to 366, 367 (remainder), 368, 406 (partially), Sch.1 (remainder), Sch.17 (partially), Sch.18 (remainder), Sch.19 (partially) | 01.04.04 | 2003/3142 (as amended by 2004/697) |
| Sections 299 (remainder), 300 | 30.06.04 | 2003/3142 |
| Sections 278, 351 (remainder), 353 (remainder), Sch.12 (partially) | 01.07.04 | 2004/545 |
| Section 231 (partially) | 10.12.04 | 2004/3309 |
| Sections 231 (remainder), 265 to 270 | 28.12.04 | 2004/3309 |
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