Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNational and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 20248. General |
| (1) | Every broadcasting service licensee and political party and independent candidate must: |
| (a) | nominate persons who must be the representatives of that broadcasting service licensee or political party and independent candidate in respect of all matters regulated by, or arising from, these Regulations; |
| (b) | within twenty (20) calendar days of the publication of these regulations notify the Authority in writing of two names, physical and postal addresses, telephone numbers and, where available, cellular phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the nominated persons. |
| (c) | The broadcasting service licensees that intends to broadcast PEBs and/or PA should inform the Authority by writing an email to [email protected]. |
[Regulation 8(1)(a)(b)(c) substituted by section 8(8.1)(8.2)(8.3)(1)(c) inserted by Section 8(8.4) of Notice No. 4443, GG50204 dated 26 February 2024]
| (2) | The Authority and a BSL will recognise the nominated political party or independent candidate representatives as the sole representatives of the political party or independent candidate and must only communicate with the nominated representatives. |
[Regulation 8(2) substituted by section 8(8.5) of Notice No. 4443, GG50204 dated 26 February 2024]
| (3) | A political party or an independent candidate must direct all communications in respect of PEBs only to the nominated representatives of the BSL and may not engage in discussion on PEB's with any other service or staff member of the BSL. |
[Regulation 8(3) inserted by section 8(8.6) of Notice No. 4443, GG50204 dated 26 February 2024]