Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988

Short title, commencement and collective citations.

21.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988.

(2) This Act, other than this section and section 16 , shall not come into operation before the expiry of one month beginning on the day on which it is passed, but subject to the foregoing it (apart from this section and section 16 ) shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1988, or on such earlier day as may be appointed by the Minister by order.

(3) (a) The Act of 1968 and this Act, other than sections 2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 16 , 17 and 19 of this Act, may be cited together as the Broadcasting (Offences) Acts, 1968 and 1988.

(b) The Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1972, and sections 2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 and 19 of this Act may be cited together as the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1988.