Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)Chapter 9 : Broadcasting Services55. Control over advertisements |
| (1) | All broadcasting service licensees must adhere to the Code of Advertising Practice (in this section referred to as the Code) as from time to time determined and administered by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa and to any advertising regulations prescribed by the Authority in respect of scheduling of adverts, infomercials and programme sponsorships. |
| (2) | The Complaints and Compliance Committee must adjudicate complaints concerning alleged breaches of the Code by broadcasting service licensees who are not members of the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa, in accordance with section 17C of the ICASA Act, as well as complaints concerning alleged breaches of the advertising regulations. |
| (3) | Where a broadcasting licensee, irrespective of whether or not he or she is a member of the said Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa, is found to have breached the Code or advertising regulations, such broadcasting licensee must be dealt with in accordance with applicable provisions of sections 17A to 17H of the ICASA Act. |
[Section 55 substituted by section 25 of the Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014)]