Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 31 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what powers Ofcom has to prevent the re-selling of equipment surrendered as part of the programme making and special events funding scheme back into the UK market; and if he will make a statement.
The contract with Equiniti required that Ofcom must approve any disposal proposal (including resale) made by Equiniti of surrendered equipment. The proposal for disposal has been approved and requires that Equiniti only sells to licensed users and imposes a requirement on purchasers to modify, destroy or return the equipment to Equiniti by the time licensed (and therefore lawful) use of channel 69 finishes at the end of 2012. If a potential purchaser is not licensed or does not agree to modify, destroy or return the equipment to Equiniti, then the sale cannot proceed. Purchasers are required to confirm in writing to Equiniti that they have either modified the equipment to operate on channel 38 or channel 70, disposed of the equipment under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations or returned it to Equiniti. Ofcom can request that purchasers provide documentary evidence of disposal or modification (and to make equipment available for inspection on request in the case of modification).
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