S.I. No. 99/2003 - Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2003
I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (No. 28 of 1999) and the Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 302 of 2002 (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources) (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 )) after consultation with the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism as provided for by subsection (6) (as adapted by the Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department, Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 )) of that section, hereby make the following order with respect to which pursuant to subsection (7) of that section, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House: 1. This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2003. 2. The events specified in the Schedule to this Order are designated as events of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on a live basis on free television services should be provided in the public interest. 3. Each of Ireland's games in the Six Nations Rugby Football Championship is designated as an event of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on a deferred basis on free television services should be provided in the public interest. | |||||||||
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SCHEDULE | |||||||||
The Summer Olympics | |||||||||
The All-Ireland Senior Inter-County Football and Hurling Finals | |||||||||
Ireland's home and away qualifying games in the European Football Championship and the FIFA World Cup Tournaments | |||||||||
Ireland's games in the European Football Championship Finals Tournament and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament | |||||||||
The opening games, the semi-finals and final of the European Football Championship Finals and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament | |||||||||
Ireland's games in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament | |||||||||
The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby | |||||||||
The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show | |||||||||
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