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TV Licence - questions

  • 19-06-2009 10:44am
    #1
    King Ian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Two interesting questions put to me by a friend the other day, which (being an honest law-abiding citizen) I have no clue about.

    1) Isn't it the occupier of the property who is responsible for paying the licence fee? (ie. the person renting, rather than the landlord, would be liable for a fine)

    2) Is failure to pay a criminal offence? ie, if you're landed with the €650 fine is that a blot on your record?

    Anyone know?


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  • #2
    javaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Moved from After Hours. Feel free to bounce back if it's not suited.


  • #3
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    1. Any person in occupancy at an address where a television set is held is legally responsible for the licensing of the television set regardless of ownership of either the premises or the set itself.
    2. Under the Wireless Telegraphy Legislation it is a prosecutable offence to be in possession of an unlicensed television set. Fines for a first offence can be up to €634.87 and €1,267.74 for subsequent offences.


  • #4
    King Ian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭King Ian


    Gone Drinking wrote: »
    1. Any person in occupancy at an address where a television set is held is legally responsible for the licensing of the television set regardless of ownership of either the premises or the set itself.
    2. Under the Wireless Telegraphy Legislation it is a prosecutable offence to be in possession of an unlicensed television set. Fines for a first offence can be up to €634.87 and €1,267.74 for subsequent offences.

    Great thanks. But - re. no.2 - does this get you a criminal record, as an added bonus?


  • #5
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭JohnK


    Gone Drinking wrote: »
    Any person in occupancy at an address where a television set is held is legally responsible for the licensing of the television set regardless of ownership of either the premises or the set itself.
    In regard to this bit - does it matter if the tv is in a shared space or not? By that I mean if a few people were renting in a house and one person had a tv in their bedroom would the others be liable?


  • #6
    Trojan911
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Trojan911


    JohnK wrote: »
    In regard to this bit - does it matter if the tv is in a shared space or not? By that I mean if a few people were renting in a house and one person had a tv in their bedroom would the others be liable?

    Shouldn't be, as each room is a seperate address i.e Room A, 123 Straight Rd, Somewhere in Ireland. Room B, 123 Straight Road, Room C etc..


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  • #7
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    JohnK wrote: »
    In regard to this bit - does it matter if the tv is in a shared space or not? By that I mean if a few people were renting in a house and one person had a tv in their bedroom would the others be liable?
    Trojan911 wrote: »
    Shouldn't be, as each room is a seperate address i.e Room A, 123 Straight Rd, Somewhere in Ireland. Room B, 123 Straight Road, Room C etc..


    Trojan911, I think you've described multiple living units in same building.

    JohnK is referring to the common situation where you have 1 living unit. In this case all occupiers share the responsibility as Gone Drinking has previously posted. So don't be the one who answers the door when the man-of-many-languages comes knocking or it's your name on the summons (probably).


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