Section 1216AB | “Relevant programme” ^F1

(1)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.^F1

(2)A television programme is a “relevant programme” if—^F1

(a)conditions A and B are met, and^F1

(b)in the case of a television programme that is neither animation nor a children's programme, conditions C and D are met.^F1F2

(3)Condition A is that the programme is—^F1

(a)a drama,^F1

(b)a documentary, ...^F1F3

(c)animation, or^F1F4

(d)a children's programme.^F1F4

For further provision about these terms, see section 1216AC.

(4)Condition B is that the programme is not an excluded programme (see section 1216AD).^F1

(5)Condition C is that the slot length in relation to the programme is greater than 30 minutes.^F1

(6)Condition D is that the average core expenditure per hour of slot length in relation to the programme is not less than £1 million.For the meaning of “core expenditure”, see section 1216AG.^F1

(7)“Slot length”, in relation to a television programme, means the period of time which the programme is commissioned to fill.^F1