1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Limit in relation to Provision of Digital Programme Services) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 21st November 2000.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 21 November 2000: see above.

2 Appointed Day

2Appointed Day

The Secretary of State hereby appoints 21st November 2000 as the appointed day for the purposes of paragraph 7(1) of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 21 November 2000: see art 1.

Signature

Chris Smith

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

29th October 2000

EXPLANATORY NOTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints a day for the purposes of paragraph 7(1) of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990. Under paragraph 7(1), before such appointed day, no person holding a licence to provide digital programme services could at any time provide digital programme services by means of two or more television multiplex services, if the number of points attributable to those digital programme services exceeded the permitted maximum. The effect of appointing a day for the purposes of paragraph 7(1) is that from that day, the prohibition in paragraph 7(1) will no longer apply.

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