Broadcasting Act, 1990

Television programme service contract.

6.—(1) The Independent Radio and Television Commission may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, in addition to the contract entered into under section 4 (2) (b) of the Radio and Television Act, 1988 , enter into an additional contract with the television programme service contractor under which the television programme service contractor shall have the right and duty, in addition to the transmission systems referred to in section 17 of that Act, to establish, maintain and operate television broadcasting transmitters for the purpose of transmitting the television programme service referred to in section 4 of the said Act of 1988.

(2) Subsections (3) to (6) of section 4 of the said Act of 1988 shall apply with necessary modifications with respect to the provision of any such transmission facilities as they apply in relation to sound broadcasting services.

(3) Section 18 (1) of the said Act of 1988 shall be amended by the deletion of the reference therein to section 7 of that Act.