Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

Chapter 9 : Broadcasting Services

53. Record of programmes broadcast by broadcasting service licensees

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(1)A broadcasting service licensee must—
(a)on demand by the Authority, produce to the Authority any recording of every programme broadcast in the course of his or her broadcasting service for examination or reproduction, within 60 days from the date of broadcast;
(b)on demand of the Complaints and Compliance Committee, produce to the Complaints and Compliance Committee any script or transcript of a programme after the broadcast of the programme.

 

(2)Nothing in this Act may be construed as requiring or authorising the Authority or the Complaints and Compliance Committee, in the performance of its functions, to view programmes prior to their being broadcast.