Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1976

Amendment of sections 19 and 20 of Principal Act.

14.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 19 :

“Approval of total time per year for broadcasting.

19.—The total number of hours per year of broadcasting by the Authority in providing—

(a) its television service,

(b) its sound broadcasting service,

shall neither exceed a maximum nor be less than a minimum fixed by the Authority, with the approval of the Minister, for that service.”.

(2) Section 20 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3) :

“(3) The total daily times for broadcasting advertisements fixed by the Authority and the maximum period so fixed to be given to advertisements in any hour shall be subject to the approval of the Minister.”.