Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003
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Amounts to be paid by Minister to scheme. |
4.—(1) In this section— | |
“broadcasting licence fees” has the meaning given to it in section 1(1) (as amended by subsection (4)) of the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 ; | ||
“net receipts” in relation to the receipt of broadcasting licence fees, means the total receipts less any expenses in respect of those receipts certified by the Minister as having been incurred by him or her in that year in relation to the collection of the fees. | ||
(2) The Minister, with the approval of the Minister for Finance, may pay to the Commission out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas for the purposes of grants under a scheme and any administration of or reasonable expenses relating to a scheme, in respect of each financial year, after the financial year ending on 31 December 2002, an amount being equal to 5 per cent of net receipts in that year in respect of broadcasting licence fees. | ||
(3) Section 8 (a) (as amended by section 23(5) of the Act of 2001) of the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1976 is amended by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following: | ||
“(a) any amount paid under section 4 (2) of the Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003,”. | ||
(4) Section 1(1) of the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 is amended by substituting for the definition of “broadcasting licence fee” the following: | ||
“ ‘broadcasting licence fee’ means a fee paid on a licence granted under section 5 of the Act of 1926 in respect of a television set (within the meaning of section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1972 );”. |