Broadcasting Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Broadcasting Conditions
26. Sharing of facilities
Feedback & supportThe Authority may direct any broadcasting licensee or broadcasting apparatus licensee to coordinate and cooperate, in such manner and on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any other licensee or any other person specified by the Authority in the use or sharing of any broadcasting apparatus or related equipment or facility (other than a telecommunication system licensed under section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 1999) owned, operated or used by the broadcasting licensee or broadcasting apparatus licensee for the purpose of broadcasting, whether or not they have been provided, or are intended to be provided, by the licensee or any other licensee or any other person specified by the Authority.
The Authority may direct any broadcasting licensee to coordinate and cooperate, in such manner and on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any telecommunication licensee in the use or sharing of any, or part of any, installation, plant or system owned or used by the telecommunication licensee, where the Authority is of the view that such coordination and cooperation is necessary for the provision of any broadcasting service.
broadcasting service
“broadcasting service” means a service whereby signs or signals transmitted (whether or not encrypted) comprise —(a)any programme capable of being received, or received and displayed, as visual images, whether moving or still;(b)any sound programme for reception; or(c)any programme, being a combination of both visual image (whether moving or still) and sound for reception or reception and display,by persons having equipment appropriate for receiving or receiving and displaying (as the case may be) that service, irrespective of the means of delivery of that service;
In this section, “telecommunication licensee” and “telecommunication system” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999.