Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) (Amendment) Act 2003
Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“broadcaster”, “free television service” and “qualifying broadcaster” have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by section 1 of the Principal Act; | ||
“Council Directive” means Council Directive No. 89/552/EEC of 3 October 19891 as amended by Directive No. 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 19972 ; | ||
“designated event” means an event designated under section 2 of the Principal Act; | ||
“designation order” means an order under section 2 of the Principal Act; | ||
“event” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the Principal Act and includes the whole event or where part of it has already taken place the remainder; | ||
“event organiser” means the person who is legally entitled to sell the rights to the event; | ||
“Principal Act” means the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 ; | ||
“rights” in relation to the broadcast of a designated event, means the exclusive or non-exclusive rights to broadcast the event. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act, | ||
(b) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, and | ||
(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. | ||