Legislation – Media Act 2024
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Schedule 1Quotas: the BBC and S4C
Part 2Quotas: S4C
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(1)
Paragraph 8 of Schedule 12 to that Act (programme quotas for original productions) is amended as follows.
(2)
“(1)
It shall be the duty of S4C to secure that, in each year—
(a)
it makes available qualifying audiovisual content that includes a range of original productions,
(b)
the duration (in total) of those original productions is at least the number of hours determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (1B), and
(c)
if OFCOM so provide in a direction given to S4C, the additional peak viewing time objective described in sub-paragraph (1A) is met.
(1A)
The additional peak viewing time objective is that (out of the number of hours determined for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)) at least the number of hours determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (1B) is allocated to the broadcasting of original productions included in S4C Digital at peak viewing times.
(1B)
(a)
by agreement between S4C and OFCOM, or
(b)
in default of agreement, by a direction given by OFCOM to S4C specifying the number of hours.
(1C)
(3)
Omit sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).
(4)
In sub-paragraph (6), omit the words from “, in relation to” to “the Welsh Authority,”.
(5)
“(7A)
An order under sub-paragraph (6) may—
(a)
authorise OFCOM to give a direction to S4C that original productions of a description specified in the direction may not be counted towards meeting S4C’s duty under sub- paragraph (1);
(b)
require OFCOM to consult S4C before giving such a direction;
(c)
require OFCOM to prepare and publish guidance about the determination of whether an original production falls within a description specified in a direction given by virtue of paragraph (a);
(d)
require S4C to have regard to that guidance.”
(6)
Omit sub-paragraph (10).
(7)
In sub-paragraph (11), in the definition of “peak viewing time”—
(a)
omit the words from “, in relation to” to “the Welsh Authority,”;
(b)
for “one or more of those services” substitute “S4C Digital”
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