Electoral Reform Act 2022
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Advertisements etc. by Commission | ||
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32. (1) Section 41(3) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 shall not apply to advertisements broadcast at the request of the Commission in relation to a matter referred to in section 31 concerning a referendum. | ||
(2) The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, if so requested by the Commission following consultation by the Commission with Radio Teilifís Éireann (in this section referred to as “RTE”) and Teilifís na Gaeilge (in this section referred to as “TG4”) and consideration of any proposals of RTE and TG4 for broadcasts in connection with the referendum that RTE and TG4 communicate to the Commission, shall direct RTE and TG4, in writing, to allocate broadcasting time to facilitate the Commission in performing its functions, and RTE and TG4 shall comply with a direction under this subsection. | ||
(3) The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, if so requested by the Commission following consultation by the Commission with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (in this section referred to as “BAI”) and consideration of any proposals of BAI for broadcasts, including sound broadcasting services and television programme services, in connection with the referendum that it communicates to the Commission, shall direct BAI, in writing, to arrange for the provision for and on behalf of the Commission of services (with or without charge), including the allocation of broadcasting time, to facilitate the Commission in performing its functions, and BAI shall comply with a direction under this subsection. | ||
(4) In this section, “broadcasts”, “sound broadcasting service” and “television programme services” have the same meanings as they have, respectively, in section 2 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 . |