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BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 66 of 1985 - SECT 101

Ownership and control
101. (1) Divisions 2, 3 and 4 of Part IIIB of the amended Act have effect as
if-

   (a)  a reference to a commercial radio licence included a reference to a
        licence for a commercial broadcasting station;

   (b)  a reference to a commercial television licence included a reference to
        a licence for a commercial television station; and

   (c)  the service area of a licence for a commercial radio station or a
        licence for a commercial television station were the area that is the
        service
area of that licence determined in accordance with the definition of "service
area" in section 96 of this Act.

(2) Where, under sub-section 99 (1) of this Act, a new system licence is
granted in substitution for an old system licence that, immediately before the
grant of the new system licence, was a licence for a metropolitan commercial
broadcasting station within the meaning of Division 2 of Part IV of the
previous Act, the new system licence shall, during the period of 12 months
after the commencement date, be regarded as a metropolitan commercial radio
licence within the meaning of Division 2 of Part IIIB of the amended Act but
nothing in this sub-section shall be taken to imply that the new system
licence shall, on the expiration of that period, cease to be regarded as a
metropolitan commercial radio licence within the meaning of Division 2 of Part
IIIB of the amended Act. 


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