United Kingdom

[GB] New consolidated television licence fee regulations

IRIS 1997-3:1/23

David Goldberg

deeJgee Research/Consultancy

On 12 February 1997, the Secretary of State for National Heritage laid new consolidated television licence fee regulations before both Houses of Parliament. Apart from bringing into effect the new level of television licence fees from 1 April 1997 (£91.50 for colour and £30.50 for black and white), the regulations, (i) "extend coverage of a television licence to permit installation and use of television in nay mobile home, static or touring caravan, or other vehivle or vessel used by members of the household, subject to certain provisons, and (b) "fulfil the Government's undertaking to stop sheltered housing schemes from being disqualified from the concenssionary television licence arrangements simple because a small number of units within them have been purchased under the right-to-buy provisions of the Housing Act 1985"