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2003 No. 3197

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

BROADCASTING

The Communications (Jersey) Order 2003

  Made 10th December 2003 
  Coming into force 29th December 2003 

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of December 2003

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 20(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949[1] as it has effect by virtue of section 9(2) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998[2], section 9(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998, section 7(4) of the Office of Communications Act 2002[3] and sections 402(3)(b) and (c) and 411(6) and (8) of the Communications Act 2003[4], is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Communications (Jersey) Order 2003.

    (2) Articles 1 to 5 and 7 and Schedule 1 shall come into force on 29th December 2003 and shall be deemed to have come into force immediately following the Broadcasting (Jersey) Order 2003[5].

    (3) Article 6 and Schedule 2 shall, subject to paragraph (5), come into effect as provided in paragraph (4).

    (4) In respect of any provision of the 2003 Act that is extended to Jersey (whether with or without modifications) by this Order and that is to any extent brought into force in the United Kingdom on a date specified in the Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003[6] ("the No.1 Order") or the Office of Communications Act 2002 (Commencement No.3) and Communications Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003 ("the No. 2 Order")[7] - 

    (5) Paragraph (4) shall not apply until the day following the day on which each of the Orders therein referred to as the "No. 1 Order" and the "No. 2 Order" have been registered in the Royal Court of Jersey.

     2. In this Order - 

     3. Article 2(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Jersey) Order 1998[8] (which inserted in section 3 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 as extended to Jersey a new subsection (5A)) is revoked.

     4. The Secretary of State shall not - 

unless he has first consulted the appropriate authorities in Jersey.

     5. Sections 1 and 7 of, and the Schedule to, the 2002 Act shall extend to Jersey with the modifications set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

     6. The following provisions of the 2003 Act shall extend to Jersey with the modifications set out in Schedule 2 to this Order:

In Part 1 (Functions of OFCOM):

In Part 2 (Networks, services and the radio spectrum):

In Part 3 (Television and radio services):

In Part 6 (Miscellaneous and Supplemental):

     7. For the purposes of construing the provisions of the 2002 and 2003 Acts, as extended by this Order as part of the law of Jersey, any reference to an enactment which extends to Jersey shall, except where a contrary intention appears, be construed as a reference to that enactment as it has effect in Jersey.


A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council


SCHEDULE 1
Article 5


MODIFICATIONS WITH WHICH PROVISIONS OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2002 EXTEND TO JERSEY


     1. In section 1, (The Office of Communications) omit subsections (2) to (9).

     2. In section 7, (Short title, commencement and extent)omit subsections (2) to (4).

     3. In the Schedule, omit paragraphs 1 to 11 and 21 to 24.



SCHEDULE 2
Article 6


MODIFICATIONS WITH WHICH PROVISIONS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 EXTEND TO JERSEY


     1. The following provisions of the 2003 Act, that is - 

shall have effect as if an order or regulations made under, respectively - 

and which is for the time being in force in the United Kingdom had extended to the Bailiwick of Jersey.

     2. In section 1 (Functions and general powers of OFCOM), omit subsections (4) to (7).

     3. After section 1, insert the following section - 

     4. In section 3 (General duties of OFCOM) - 

     5. In section 5 (Directions in respect of networks and spectrum functions) - 

     6. In section 7 (Duty to carry out impact assessments), in subsection (2)(c), after the words "United Kingdom" where they first appear, insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey" and omit the words "or in a part of the United Kingdom".

     7. In section 12 (Duty to establish and maintain Content Board), in subsection (5), insert at the end "and that there is a member of the Board capable of representing persons living in the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     8. In section 13 (Functions of the Content Board), in subsection (3)(b), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     9. In section 23 (Directions for international purposes in respect of broadcasting functions) in subsection (3), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "on behalf of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     10. In section 24 (Provision of information to the Secretary of State), in subsection (2), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "on behalf of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     11. In section 31 (Transitional functions and abolition of pre commencement regulators) - 

     12. In section 139 (Penalties for contravention of information requirements), omit subsection (10).

     13. In section 143 (Enforcement of directions under sections 140 and 141), in subsection (3)(a) for the words from "liable" to the end, substitute "liable to a fine".

     14. In section 144 (Offences in connection with information requirements) - 

     15. In section 152 (General functions of OFCOM in relation to radio spectrum) - 

     16. In section 156 (Directions with respect to the radio spectrum), after subsection (5), insert the following subsection - 

     17. In section 157 (Procedure for directions under s.150), omit subsections (4) to (7).

     18. In section 159 (Grant of recognised spectrum access), after the words "United Kingdom" wherever they occur insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     19. In section 169 (Variation and revocation of wireless telegraphy licences) - 

     20. In section 171 (Information requirements in relation to wireless telegraphy licences), in the inserted section 13B(2) of the 1949 Act inserted by this section, omit the words "(Summary offences carrying a maximum fine of level 3 on the standard scale)".

     21. In section 174 (Procedure for prosecution of wireless telegraphy offences), omit subsection (7).

     22. In section 176 (Amount of penalty under section 175), omit subsections (3) and (4).

     23. In section 178 (Proceedings for an offence relating to apparatus use) - 

     24. In section 179 (Modification of penalties for certain wireless telegraphy offences) - 

     25. In section 184 (Modification of definition of "wireless telegraphy"), for subsection (2) substitute the following - 

     26. In section 185 (References of disputes to OFCOM), omit subsections (1), (2)(c), (7) and (8).

     27. In section 187 (Legal proceedings about referred disputes), in subsection (3), omit the words "or sisted" and "or sist".

     28. In section 190 (Resolution of referred disputes), omit subsections (2), (4)(a) and (7)(a).

     29. In section 192 (Appeals against decisions by OFCOM, the Secretary of State, etc) omit subsections (1)(b), (c) and (d)(ii) and (iii).

     30. In section 195 (Decisions of tribunal) - 

     31. In section 196 (Appeals from tribunal) - 

     32. In section 197 (Interpretation of Part 3) - 

     33. In section 202 (Borrowing limit for C4C), omit subsection (b).

     34. In section 211 (Regulation of independent television services) - 

     35. In section 212 (Abolition of function of assigning television frequencies), omit paragraph (b).

     36. In section 214(8) (Digital Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences), after the words "United Kingdom", wherever they occur, insert "or the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     37. In section 218 (Duty to secure the provision of a public teletext service) - 

     38. In section 219 (Licensing of the public teletext service), in subsection (5), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "and to the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     39. In section 230 (Orders suspending rights of renewal), omit subsection (9).

     40. In section 231 (Replacement Channel 4 licence), in subsection (9), after the words "United Kingdom" wherever they occur insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     41. In section 237 (Penalties for contravention of licence condition or direction), omit subsection (10).

     42. In section 240 (Abolition of separate licences for certain television services), in subsection (1), omit paragraph (b) and the word "or" immediately before it.

     43. In section 241(9) (Television multiplex services), omit paragraph (d).

     44. In section 243(7) (Powers where frequencies reserved for qualifying services), omit paragraph (d).

     45. In section 244 (Local digital television services), omit subsection (9).

     46. In section 245 (Regulation of independent radio services) - 

     47. In section 249 (Modifications of ss. 247 and 248), omit paragraph (3).

     48. In section 263 (Application of regulatory regimes), omit paragraph (5).

     49. In section 264 (OFCOM reports on the fulfilment of the public service remit) - 

     50. In section 271 (Power to amend public service remits) - 

     51. In section 275, (Must provide services for the purposes of s. 274), omit subsection (1)(e).

     52. In section 277 (Programming quotas for independent productions) - 

     53. In section 278 (Programming quotas for original productions) - 

     54. In section 280 (Appointed news providers for Channel 3), after the words "United Kingdom" wherever they occur insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     55. In section 282 (power to repeal or modify Channel 3 news provider provisions), omit subsection (4).

     56. In section 283 (News providers for Channel 5), omit subsections (4) and (9).

     57. In section 285 (Code relating to programme commissioning), in subsection (6)(c), immediately before "the BBC" insert "and" and omit the words "the Welsh Authority".

     58. In section 286 (Regional programme-making for Channels 3 and 5), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     59. In section 287 (Regional programmes on Channel 3), after the words "United Kingdom" wherever they occur insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     60. In section 290 (Proposals for arrangements), in subsection (4)(c), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     61. In section 291 (Obligation as to making and continuance of approved arrangements), omit subsections (3) and (4).

     62. In section 300 (Effects of categorisations of listed events), in the substituted section 101(1) of the 1996 Act, after the words "United Kingdom", wherever they occur, insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     63. In section 303 (Code relating to provision for the deaf and visually impaired) - 

     64. In section 305 (Meaning of "Relevant Dates" in section 303) - 

     65. In section 306 (Power to modify targets in s. 303), omit subsection (5).

     66. In section 309 (Quotas for independent programmes), omit subsection (5).

     67. In section 310 (Code of practice for electronic programme guides) - 

     68. In section 319 (OFCOM standards code), after "United Kingdom" wherever it appears insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     69. In section 321 (Objectives for advertisements and sponsorship) - 

     70. In section 322 (Supplementary powers relating to advertising), in subsection (4), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "on behalf of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     71. In section 323 (Modifications of matters to be taken into account), omit subsection (3).

     72. In section 324 (Setting of publication of standards), omit subsection (3)(a).

     73. In section 329 (Proscription orders) - 

     74. In section 330 (Effect of Proscription Order), in subsection (4)(b) after the words "United Kingdom" insert "or the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     75. In section 331 (Notification for Enforcing a Proscription), omit subsection (5)(b).

     76. In section 332 (Penalties for Contravention of Notification under section 331) - 

     77. In section 335 (Conditions securing compliance with international obligations) after the words "United Kingdom", wherever they occur, insert "on behalf of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     78. In section 336 (Government requirements for Licensed Services) - 

     79. In section 338 (Corresponding rules for the BBC), omit the words "and the Welsh authority".

     80. In section 347 (Statement of charging principles), in subsection (7) omit the words "or the Welsh authority".

     81. In section 348 (Modification of disqualification provisions), omit subsections (6) and (7).

     82. In section 351 (Changes of control of Channel 3 services), for the words "United Kingdom" wherever they occur insert "or the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     83. In section 358 (Annual factual and statistical report), in subsection (2)(a), after the words "United Kingdom" insert "and the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     84. In section 359 (Grants to providers), omit subsection (6).

     85. In section 361 (Meaning of "available for reception by members of the public") - 

     86. In section 362 (Interpretation of Part 3) - 

     87. In section 391 (Review of media ownership), omit the words "; and", at the end of subsections 2(d) and 4(c) and omit subsections 2(e) and 4(d).

     88. In section 392 (Penalties imposed by OFCOM) - 

     89. In section 393 (General restrictions on disclosure of information) - 

     90. In section 394 (Service of notifications and other documents) - 

     91. In section 400 (Destination of licence fees) - 

     92. For section 403 (Regulations and Orders made by OFCOM), substitute - 

     93. In section 404 (Criminal liability of company directors, etc) - 

     94. In section 405 (General interpretation) - 

     95. In section 406 (Minor and consequential amendments, transitionals, and repeals) - 

     96. For section 410 (Application of enactments to territorial sea and other waters) substitute - 

     97. In section 411 (Short title, commencement and extent), omit subsections (2) to (8).

     98. In Schedule 1 (Functions transferred to OFCOM) - 

     99. In Schedule 2 (Transfer Schemes), omit paragraph 5.

     100. In Schedule 5 (Procedure for grants of recognised Spectrum Access), in paragraphs 6(12)(b) and 7(4), after the words "United Kingdom" in each place where they occur, insert "on behalf of the Bailiwick of Jersey".

     101. In Schedule 8 (Decisions not subject to appeal), omit paragraphs 3 to 13, 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26.

     102. In Schedule 9 (Arrangements about carrying on C4C's activities) omit paragraph 7(2)(b).

     103. In Schedule 10 (Licensing the public teletext service), omit paragraph 13(2).

     104. In Schedule 11 (Approval, imposition and modification of Networking arrangements) - 

     105. In Schedule 12 (Corresponding obligations of the BBC and the Welsh Authority) - 

     106. In Schedule 13 (Financial penalties under the Broadcasting Acts) - 

     107. In Schedule 14 (Media ownership rules) - 

     108. In Schedule 15 (amendments of Broadcasting Acts) - 

     109. In Schedule 17 (Minor and consequential amendments) - 

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