Bill entitled an Act to give further effect to Article 3a of Council Directive No. 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 as amended by Directive No. 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997; to regulate in the common good and for the purposes of that Directive the sale and exercise of rights to events designated under section 2 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999, and to regulate the exercise by broadcasters of exclusive broadcasting rights that they may have purchased, to ensure for the purpose of that Directive that a substantial portion of the public is not deprived of the possibility of following events live or on a deferred basis on free television services which events are regarded by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources as being of major importance to society and to avoid speculative rights purchases of events designated by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the said section 2; and for that purpose to amend the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999; and to provide for connected matters.