This order establishes the legal certification of a specific licensing scheme for the educational recording of broadcasts by the Open University Educational Enterprises Limited. The document is issued by the government of Great Britain under the authority of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It provides the formal regulatory framework required to permit educational institutions to record and utilize broadcast material for instructional purposes under defined conditions.

Legal professionals and academic administrators view this order as a foundational regulatory instrument for institutional compliance. It is noted for its technical specificity regarding the intersection of intellectual property law and educational media access.