Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
(2) Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to a service
consisting in the sending of sounds or visual images or both
by any person if, while they are being conveyed, it is possible
to send from each place of reception, by means of the telecommunication system or (as the case may be) the part of it
by means of which they are conveyed, sounds or visual images
or both for reception by that person.
(3) References in subsections (1) and (2) above to sounds are
references to speech or music or both except that they do not
include, in relation to any telecommunication system, speech
providing information for the purposes of facilitating the use of
a telecommunication service provided by means of that system.
(4) References in subsections (1) and (2) above to visual
images are references to visual images which are such that
sequences of them may be seen as moving pictures.
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(5) References in this section to a telecommunication system
do not include references to a telecommunication system the
running of which does not require to be licensed under Part II
of this Act.
(6) For the purposes of this section a person has a business
interest in bearing or seeing sounds or visual images if he has
an interest in hearing or seeing them for the purposes of his
business, trade, profession or employment.
57.-(1) Subject to any exceptions for which provision is Prohibition
made by order of the Secretary of State, a person who provides a on unlicensed
cable programme service shall be guilty of an offence unless he cable
is authorised to provide the service by a licence granted under proogremme
section 58 below.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be
liable-
to a fine not exceeding the
statutory maximum ;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) No proceedings in respect of an offence under this section
shall be instituted(a) in England and Wales. except by or with the consent
of the Director of Public Prosecutions ;
(b) in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of
the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
(4) Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, compliance
with this section shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the
Crown for an injunction or interdict or for any other
appropriate relief.
(a) on summary conviction,