Marine Broadcasting Offences Act
The Marine, etc, Broadcasting (Offences) Act was introduced in the
UK in
1967, and, broadly speaking, prohibits
broadcasting (i.e. transmitting with the express purpose of making the broadcast generally available) from
ships,
aircraft, or marine structures unless in posession of a
Post Office Licence to do so. The Act extended to the
Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man. It was aimed at offshore
pirate radio stations such as
Radio Caroline.