Television Act 1964

Television Act 1964[a]
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Television Acts 1954 and 1963.
Citation1964 c. 21
Territorial extent United Kingdom[b]
Dates
Royal assent25 March 1964
Commencement31 July 1964[c]
Repealed31 July 1973
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byIndependent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Television Act 1964 (c. 21) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to television broadcasting in the United Kingdom.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 29(1) of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in that section.[2]

Enactments repealed by section 29(1)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 55 Television Act 1954 The whole act.
1963 c. 50 Television Act 1963 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 39(1) of, and part I of schedule 3 to, the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973, which came into operation on 31 July 1973.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 30(1).
  2. ↑ Section 30(2).
  3. ↑ Section 30(4).

References

  1. ↑ Sendall, Bernard (1983). Independent Television in Britain: Volume 2: Expansion and Change, 1958–68. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-30942-1.
  2. ↑ "Television Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 21
  3. ↑ "Independent Broadcasting Authority Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 19