Broadcasting Act, 2001

Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1988.

62.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 15 of the Act of 1988:

“Derogation from requirements relating to news and current affairs programming.

15. Notwithstanding section 9(1)(c), the Commission may authorise a derogation from the requirement in question in whole or in part in the case of a sound broadcasting service which a sound broadcasting contractor contracts to provide in any area, but only if it is satisfied that the authorisation of such a derogation would be beneficial to the listeners of sound broadcasting services in that area.”.