The absolute state of cucked UK
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Here is the relevant text.
363 Licence required for use of TV receiver
(1) A television receiver must not be installed or used unless the installation and use of the receiver is authorised by a licence under this Part.
(2) A person who installs or uses a television receiver in contravention of
subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person with a television receiver in his possession or under his control who—
(a) intends to install or use it in contravention of subsection (1), or
(b) knows, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that another person
intends to install or use it in contravention of that subsection, is guilty of an offence.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(5) Subsection (1) is not contravened by anything done in the course of the business of a dealer in television receivers solely for one or more of the following purposes—
(a) installing a television receiver on delivery;
(b) demonstrating, testing or repairing a television receiver.
(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations exempt from the requirement of a licence under subsection (1) the installation or use of television receivers—
(a) of such descriptions,
(b) by such persons,
(c) in such circumstances, and
(d) for such purposes, as may be provided for in the regulations.
(7) Regulations under subsection (6) may make any exemption for which such regulations provide subject to compliance with such conditions as may be specified in the regulations.
These laws are left as is to remain complex and open for interpretation. And that's exactly how they get you to sign up for a BBC subscription.
Don't pay and argue with technicalities. They can only fine you if they can prove that you watched BBC. If the receiver still counted they'd fine you for simply owning a smart phone, because you can technically watch BBC on a smartphone too,
If you can tune it into TV radio frequencies and is connected to an ariel and mains power, it is classed as a reciever.
Or if you recieve TV via a cable or satellite subscription service which carries the BBC (which they all do).
Or if you log into iPlayer via the internet.
Agree with it or not, it's really fucking simple.