The Communications
(Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Registered by the Royal Court 11th April 2008
Coming into force 1st
April 2008
THE SECRETARY OF STATE makes the following Regulations in exercise
of the powers conferred by sections 365(1) and (4) and 402 of the
Communications Act 2003, as extended by the Communications (Jersey) Order 2003[1], the Broadcasting and Communications
(Jersey) Order 2004[2], the Communications (Bailiwick of
Guernsey) Order 2003, the Communications (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order 2004 and
the Communications (Isle of Man) Order 2003 –
These
Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in accordance with
section 365(6) of the Communications Act 2003.
1 Citation,
commencement and extent
(1) These
Regulations may be cited as the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment)
Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st April 2008.
(2) These
Regulations extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
2 Amendment
of the 2004 Regulations
The Communications (Television
Licensing) Regulations 2004[3] (“the 2004 Regulations”) are amended as set out in
Regulations 3 to 6 of these Regulations.
3 Amendment
of Schedule 1
In Schedule 1 (Issue fees for TV licences) –
(a) for
“£45.50” in each place where it occurs substitute
“£47.00”;
(b) for
£135.50” in each place where it occurs substitute
“£139.50”.
4 Amendment
of Schedule 2
(1) Schedule 2
(Fees for TV licences payable by instalments) is amended as follows.
(2) In
paragraph 2(1), for “£35.14” and
“£35.12” substitute, respectively, “£36.14”
and “£36.12”.
(3) In
each of paragraphs 5(1) and 6(1), for “2007” substitute
“2008”.
(4) For
table 1 substitute table 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(5) For
table 2 substitute table 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(6) In
paragraph 7(6) –
(a) in
paragraph (b) for “2007” substitute “2008”; and
(b) for
“£79.05” and “£11.29” substitute,
respectively, “£81.40” and “£11.62”.
(7) For
table 3 substitute table 3 in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(8) In
paragraph 9, for paragraph (c) substitute –
“(c) the amount of each of the
first 18 of those instalments is to be £5.50 and the amount of each of
the remaining 7 instalments is to be £5.00.”
(9) In
paragraph 11 –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (1) for “£70.50” substitute
“£71.50”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (2) for “£57.50” substitute
“£58.50”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (4) for “£38.00” substitute
“£40.00”;
(d) in
sub-paragraph (5) for “£25.50” substitute
“£27.00”.
(10) In
paragraph 12 –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (1) for “£70.50” substitute
“£71.50”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£6.50” substitute
“£6.80”;
(c) for
sub-paragraph (3)(b) substitute –
“(b) the amount of each of the
8 instalments is to be £8.50.”;
(d) in
sub-paragraph (4)(b) for “£10.90” and
“£10.50” substitute, respectively, “£11.40”
and “£11.00”;
(e) for
sub-paragraph (5)(b) substitute –
“(b) the amount of each of the
4 instalments is to be £17.00.”.
(11) In
paragraph 13 –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (1) for “£57.50” substitute “£58.50”;
(b) for
sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (d), substitute –
“(a) sub-paragraph (2)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for each of the 10 instalments to be
£8.10;
(b) sub-paragraph (3)(b) is to have effect
as if it provided for the first 7 of the instalments to be £10.20, and
the remaining instalment to be £9.60;
(c) sub-paragraph (4)(b) is to have effect
as if it provided for the amount of each of the 6 instalments to be
£13.50;
(d) sub-paragraph (5)(b) is to have effect
as if it provided for the amount of each of the 4 instalments to be
£20.25.”
(12) In
paragraph 14 –
(a) for
sub-paragraph (2)(a) substitute –
“(a) sub-paragraph (2)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for the amount of each of the
10 instalments to be £9.05;”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£10.90” and
“£10.20” substitute, respectively, “£11.40”
and “£10.70”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£14.50” and
“£14.00” substitute, respectively, “£15.10”
and “£15.00”;
(d) in
sub-paragraph (2)(d) for “£21.70” and
“£21.40” substitute, respectively, £22.70” and
“£22.40”.
(13) In
paragraph 15 –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (1) for “£38.00” substitute
“£40.00”;
(b) for
sub-paragraph (2)(a) substitute –
“(a) sub-paragraph (2)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for the amount of each of the
10 instalments to be £9.95;”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£12.20” and
“£12.10” substitute, respectively, “£12.50”
and “£12.00”;
(d) in
sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£16.30” and
“£16.00” substitute, respectively, “£16.60”
and “£16.50”;
(e) in
sub-paragraph (2)(d) for “£24.40” and
“£24.30” substitute, respectively “£24.90”
and “£24.80”.
(14) In
paragraph 16 –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (1) for “£25.50” substitute
“£27.00”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£11.00” substitute
“£11.25”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£13.80” and “£13.40”
substitute, respectively, “£14.10” and
“£13.80”;
(d) for
sub-paragraph (2)(c) substitute –
“(c) sub-paragraph (4)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for the amount of each of the
6 instalments to be “£18.75;”;
(e) for
sub-paragraph (2)(d) substitute –
“(d) sub-paragraph (5)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for the amount of each of the first
3 instalments to be “£28.20” and the final instalment to
be “£27.90.”.
(15) In
paragraph 17 –
(a) for
sub-paragraph (2)(a) substitute –
“(a) sub-paragraph (2)(b) is
to have effect as if it provided for the amount of each of the
10 instalments to be £12.95;”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£15.70” and
“£15.60” substitute, respectively, “£16.20”
and “£16.10”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£21.00” and “£20.50”
substitute, respectively, “£21.60” and
“£21.50”;
(d) in
sub-paragraph (2)(d) for “£31.40” and
“£31.50” substitute, respectively, “£32.40”
and “£32.30”.
5 Amendment
of Schedule 3
(1) In
the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (Fees for interim TV licences) for
“3.791” and “£11.291” substitute, respectively,
“£3.916” and “£11.625”.
(2) In
paragraph 1(5)(b) of Part 2 of that Schedule (Interim TV licence
(including colour): payment by instalments) for “£135.50”
substitute “£139.50”.
6 Amendment
of Schedule 5
In Schedule 5 (TV licence fees for hotels and hospitality
areas, and mobile units) –
(a) for
“£45.50” in each place where it occurs substitute
“£47.00”; and
(b) for
“£135.50” in each place where it occurs substitute
“£139.50”.
7 Saving
and transitional provisions
In relation to a TV licence issued before 1st April 2008 Schedules 1
to 5 to the 2004 Regulations continue to have effect without the amendments
made by these Regulations.
andy burnham
Secretary of State
Department for Culture,
Media and Sport
3rd March 2008
We consent to the making of these Regulations to the extent that
they are made under section 365 of the Communications Act 2003.
alan campbell
steve mccabe
Two of the Commissioners
of Her Majesty’s Treasury
6th March 2008