54
Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
PART
III
Annual and
other reports,
55.-(1) The Director shall, as soon as practicable after the
end of the year 1984 and of each subsequent calendar year,
make to the Secretary of State a report on(a) his activities
during that year ; and
(b) the Commission's activities during that year so
far
as
relating to references made by him.
report shall include(a) a general survey of developments, during the year to
which it relates, in respect of matters falling within
the scope of the Director's functions (including, in
particular, those affecting small businesses or persons
who are disabled or of pensionable age) ; and
(b) the reports which the advisory bodies established under
section 54(1) or (4) above make to him on their activities during that year.
(2) Every such
(3) The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every report
made by the Director under subsection (1) above before each
House of Parliament, and shall arrange for every such report
to be published in such manner as he may consider appropriate.
(4) The Director may also prepare such other reports as
appear to him to be expedient with respect to such matters as
are mentioned in subsection (2) above and may arrange for any
such report to be published in such manner as he may consider
appropriate.
(5) In making any report wider this section the Director shall
have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practic,
able, the matters specified in section 48(2)(a) and (b) above.
PART
IV
PROVISION OF CABLE PROGRAMME SERVICES
Cable
programme
services.
56.-(1) In this Part " cable programme service " means a
service consisting in the sending by any person, by means of a
telecommunication system (whether run by him or by any other
person), of sounds or visual images or both either(a)
for reception, otherwise than by wireless telegraphy,
simultaneously in two or more dwelling-houses in the
United Kingdom ; or
(b) for reception, by whatever means, at a place in the
United Kingdom for the purpose of their being presented there either to members of the public or to a group
of persons some or all of whom do not have a business
interest in hearing or seeing them.