Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973

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Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Television and Sound Broadcasting Acts 1964 and 1972.
Citation1973 c. 19
Territorial extent United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent23 May 1973
Commencement31 July 1973[c]
Repealed1 January 1982[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byBroadcasting Act 1981
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973 (c. 19) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to television and local sound broadcasting in the United Kingdom.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 39(1) of the act repealed 4 enactments and 1 instrument, listed in parts I and II of schedule 3 to the act, respectively.[2]

Part I – Enactments repealed
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
1964 c. 21 Television Act 1964 The whole act.
1969 c. 48 Post Office Act 1969 In section 3(1), paragraph (b) and the word "and" immediately preceding that paragraph.
1972 c. 11 Superannuation Act 1972 In Schedule 4, the entry relating to the Authority. In Schedule 6, paragraph 44.
1972 c. 31 Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 The whole act.
Part II – Order revoked
Citation Title Extent of revocation
SI 1971/309 The Television Act 1964 (Additional Payments) Order 1971 The whole order.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 65(4) of, and schedule 9 to, the Broadcasting Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1982.[3]

Notes

  1. Section 40(1).
  2. Section 40(2).
  3. Section 40(4).
  4. Section 66(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1981.

References

  1. Gibbons, Thomas (1998). Regulating the Media (2nd ed.). Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 978-0-421-60660-9.
  2. "Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 19
  3. "Broadcasting Act 1981", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1981 c. 68