The regulatory regime for every regional Channel 3 service includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing—
that a body is not appointed as the appointed news provider if it falls within subsection (2); and
that the appointment of a body as the appointed news provider ceases to have effect if it becomes a body falling within that subsection.
A body falls within this subsection if—
it is a disqualified person under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act in relation to a Channel 3 licence; or
there would be a contravention of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to this Act (whether by that body or by another person) if that body held a licence to provide a Channel 3 service, or held a licence to provide such a service for a particular area for which such a service is provided.
The reference in subsection (2)(a) to a body which is a disqualified person under Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act in relation to a Channel 3 licence includes a reference to a person who is disqualified by virtue of a disqualification order under section 145 of the 1996 Act.