Commentary on Sections Part 4: Licensing of Tv Reception
761.The requirement to hold a licence for the use of a television receiver is currently contained in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, as amended by the Broadcasting Act 1990. The 1990 Act made the BBC (rather than the Secretary of State) responsible for TV licence administration. Part 4 of the Act consolidates the existing provisions relating to the administration and enforcement of TV licences, with amendments, and separates them from provisions relating to other wireless telegraphy licences.