Section 299

Her Majesty may by Order in Council— provide that section 297 applies in relation to programmes included in services provided from a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and provide that section 298 applies in relation to such programmes and to encrypted transmissions sent from such a country or territory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under subsection (1) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Where sections 297 and 298 apply in relation to a broadcasting service ..., they also apply to any service run for the person providing that service, or a person providing programmes for that service, which consists wholly or mainly in the sending by means of a telecommunications system of sounds or visual images, or both. In sections 297 , 297A and 298, and this section, “programme” and “broadcasting”, and related expressions, have the same meaning as in Part I (copyright).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04