Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999)

Chapter IV : Public Broadcasting Service and Charter of Corporation

Part 6 : Financial matters

22. Amendment of Broadcasting Licences

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(1)The Corporation must, within six months of the date of commencement of the Broadcasting Amendment Act, 2002, or the conversion date, whichever is the later, apply to the Authority for such amendments to its existing licences as are necessary in order to reflect the reorganisation of the Corporation into the public service division and the commercial service division and its related obligations in terms of this Act and the Electronic Communications Act.

 

(2)The relevant provisions of the Electronic Communications Act apply with the necessary changes to the applications referred to in subsection (1) but, irrespective of the contents of the application of the Corporation, the Authority may impose any appropriate licence conditions which are necessary in order to reflect the reorganisation of the Corporation into the public service division and the commercial service division and its related obligations in terms of this Act and the Electronic Communications Act.

 

[Section 22 substituted by item 6 of the Schedule, section 97 of Act No. 36 of 2005, GG 28743, dated 18 April 2006]