HL Deb 16 July 2003 vol 651 cc869-70

130 Clause 340, page 295, line 10, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— ( ) Paragraph 2 of that Part (disqualification for religious bodies) shall cease to have effect.

The Commons disagree to this amendment but propose the following amendments in lieu thereof—

130A Page 295, line 10, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— ( ) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 of that Part (disqualification of religious bodies etc.), for the words before paragraph (a) there shall be substituted— 2 (1) The following persons are disqualified persons in relation only to licences falling within sub-paragraph (1A)— ( ) For sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of that paragraph there shall be substituted— (1A) A licence falls within this sub-paragraph if it is—

  1. (a) a Channel 3 licence;
  2. (b) a Channel 5 licence;
  3. (c) a national sound broadcasting licence;
  4. (d) a public teletext licence;
  5. (e) an additional television service licence;
  6. (f) a television multiplex licence; or
  7. (g) a radio multiplex licence.
(1B) In this paragraph— 'additional television service licence' means a licence under Part 1 of this Act to provide an additional television service within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003; 'Channel 3 licence' and 'Channel 5 licence' each has the same meaning as in Part 1 of this Act; 'national sound broadcasting licence' means a licence to provide a sound broadcasting service (within the meaning of Part 3 of this Act) which is a national service (within the meaning of that Part); 'public teletext licence' means a licence to provide the public teletext service (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Communications Act 2003); 'radio multiplex licence' means a licence under Part 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a radio multiplex service within the meaning of that Part; and 'television multiplex licence' means a licence under Part I of the Broadcasting Act 1996 to provide a multiplex service within the meaning of that Part." 130B Page 296, line 28, leave out "or 2A 130C Page 296, line 29, leave out "or both of them 130D Page 296, line 30, leave out "either or both of those paragraphs" and insert "that paragraph and any enactment referring to it." 130E Page 298, line 3, after "Act", insert "and requires approval for the holding of certain licences by religious bodies etc. 130F Page 436, line 3, at end insert—