16 Duration and renewal of multiplex licences

16  Duration and renewal of multiplex licences

(1)     A multiplex licence shall (subject to the provisions of this Part and to section 42 of the 1990 Act as applied by section 17(6)) continue in force for a period of twelve years.

(2)     A multiplex licence granted within six years of the commencement of this section may be renewed on one occasion in accordance with this section for a period of twelve years beginning with the date on which it would otherwise expire.

(3)     An application for the renewal of a multiplex licence under subsection (2) may be made by the licence holder not earlier than four years before the date on which it would otherwise cease to be in force and not later than [the day falling three months before] the relevant date.

(4)     At any time before determining the application, [OFCOM] may—

(a)     require the applicant to furnish—

(i)     a technical plan which supplements that submitted by the licence holder under section 7(4)(b), and

(ii)     proposals which supplement any proposals submitted by the licence holder under section 7(4)(f), and

(b)     notify the applicant of requirements which

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