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Amendments to section 28 of Act of 2001.
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14.— Section 28 of the Act of 2001 is hereby amended—
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(a) by substituting the following for paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (8):
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“(c) exercising all or any of the powers conferred on it by subsection (2) (other than paragraphs (bb) and (bbb) (inserted by this Act) thereof) of section 16 of the Act of 1960,
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(d) providing, pursuant to its powers under the Broadcasting Authority Acts 1960 to 2001, any service (other than a broadcasting service) for the benefit of the public,
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(e) providing a service under subsection (1A) of section 16 of the Act of 1960, and
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(f) the establishment, maintenance and operation of one or more national multiplexes pursuant to subsection (1) of section 16 of the Act of 1960.”,
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(b) by substituting the following for subsection (10):
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“(10) Without prejudice to sections 25(1) and 26 of the Act of 1960, the Authority shall, as soon as may be after the end of each financial year, make a report to the Minister of the use it has made with regard to, respectively, the television broadcasting service and the sound broadcasting service referred to in subsection (1) and the television broadcasting service and sound broadcasting service referred to in subsection (1A) of section 16 of the Act of 1960, of the moneys paid to it under section 8 of the Act of 1976 in that year for the purpose of the activities, during that year, referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (2) and paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (8).”,
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and
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(c) by substituting the following subsections for subsection (11):
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“(10A) The Authority shall on or before the third and fifth anniversaries of the date of commencement of this section carry out a review of the provision of the television broadcasting service and sound broadcasting service referred to in subsection (1A) of section 16 of the Act of 1960.
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(10B) The Authority shall make a report to the Minister of each review carried out by it under subsection (10A).
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(11) The Minister shall cause copies of each report made to him or her under subsection (10) and (10B) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.”.
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