LegalizeS.I. No. 319/1978 - Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978
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S.I. No. 319 of 1978.
BROADCASTING (RECEIVING LICENCES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1978.
I, TOM FITZPATRICK, Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 (1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 (No. 45 of 1926), as amended by the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1956 (No. 4 of 1956), and the Posts and Telegraphs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1978 ), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following Regulations:
1.
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.
- (2) The Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1977, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1978.
- (3) These Regulations shall come into effect on the 1st day of December, 1978.
2.
The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
3.
In these Regulations—
"the Principal Regulations" means the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 279 of 1961 );
"the Regulations of 1973" means the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1973 );
"the Regulations of 1977" means the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 76 of 1977 ).
4.
Regulation 7 (1) of the Principal Regulations (inserted by Regulation 4 (b) of the Regulations of 1973), as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 1977, is hereby amended by the substitution of "thirty eight pounds" for "thirty one pounds" and the substitution of "twenty three pounds" for "eighteen pounds fifty new pence".
5.
Regulation 14 of the Principal Regulations (inserted by Regulation 4 (d) of the Regulations of 1973), as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 1977, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2):
- "(2) The rebate in respect of a surrendered licence mentioned in pargarph (1) of this Regulation shall be calculated at the rate of—
- (i) in the case of a licence for which a fee of eighteen pounds fifty new pence was paid, one twelfth of eighteen pounds fifty new pence,
- (ii) in the case of a licence for which a fee of twenty three pounds was paid, one twelfth of twenty three pounds,
for each complete month or part (if any) of a month for which the licence would otherwise have continued in force from the date of the surrender thereof".
6.
The following is hereby substituted for the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 1977):
FIRST SCHEDULE
BROADCASTING (TELEVISION) RECEIVING LICENCE (COLOUR AND MONOCHROME)
| {Original | Fee } £38 | ||||
| Renewal | Renewal | Renewal | Renewal | Renewal | Renewal |
| Name in full } | Name in full } | ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................... |
| Postal Address in full } | Postal Address in full } | Postal Address in full } | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... | ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... |
The above-named person is hereby authorised subject to the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1972, the
Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1976 and the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1978, to
keep and have possession of apparatus for wireless telegraphy for receiving sound and visual images in colour and
monochrome broadcast by a broadcasting station
| at the said premises ............................................................ .......................................................... |
| at the following premises ............................................................ .................................................. |
in the vehicle bearing the registration No. ............................................................ ......................................
| from the } | ........................ | day of } | ................... 19 | to the } | ........................ | day of } | ....................... 19 |
| --- | --- | ||||||
| DÁT-STAMPA NA hOifige a thug amach | Issued on behalf of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs ............................... | ||||||
| --- | --- | ||||||
| Strike out the inapplicable words. | |||||||
| This licence is issued subject to the provisions of the Broadcasting | |||||||
| (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1978, and to any amendment thereof. |
The following note will appear at back of licence:—
Copyright: This licence does not authorise any infringement of copyright in the matter received".
SECOND SCHEDULE
| Original | BROADCASTING (TELEVISION) RECEIVING LICENCE (MONOCHROME ONLY) | Fee } | £23 | |
| --- | --- | --- | ||
| { Renewal | ||||
| Name in full } | ............................................................ ............................................................ .............................. | ............................................................ ............................................................ .............................. | ||
| Postal Address in full } | Postal Address in full } | ............................................................ ............................................................ ................... |
The above-named person is hereby authorised subject to the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1972, the
Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1976 and the Broadcasting (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1978, to
keep and have possession of apparatus for wireless telegraphy for receiving sound and visual images in monochrome
only broadcast by a broadcasting station
| at the said premises | |
| at the following premises | ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... |
7.
The following is hereby substituted for the Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 1977):
In the vehicle bearing the registration No. ............................................................ ................................................
| from the } | .......................... | day of } | ......................... 19 | to the } | ............................. | day of } | .................. 19 |
| --- | --- | ||||||
| DÁT-STAMPA NA hOifige a thug amach | Issued on behalf of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs ................................. | ||||||
| Strike out the inapplicable words. | |||||||
| This licence is issued subject to the provisions of the Broadcasting | |||||||
| (Receiving Licences) Regulations, 1961 to 1978, and to any amendment thereof. |
The following note will appear at back of licence:—
Copyright: This licence does not authorise any infringement of copyright in the matter received".
TOM FITZPATRICK
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of November, 1978.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
SEOIRSE Ó COLLA
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 22nd day of November, 1978.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The Regulations increase the television (monochrome only) licence fee from £18.50 to £23 and increase the television (colour and monochrome) licence fee from £31 to £38 and also provide for a revised rate of rebate where a television (monochrome only) licence is surrendered in certain circumstances.
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