Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) Regulations Municipal Elections Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2011 1. Definitions

 

In these regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act will bear such meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise:

 

"the Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act 2005, (Act No.36 of 2005);

 

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

 

"Current affairs programme"

means a program which focuses on and includes comment on and interpretation and analysis of issues of immediate social, political or economic relevance and matters of international, national, regional and local significance;

 

"Election broadcast period"

means the period within which party election broadcasts may be transmitted; such period commencing 120 hours after the allotment of time-slots by the Authority and ending 48 hours before polling commences;

 

"Electoral Act"

means the Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998);

 

"Electoral Code"

means the Electoral Code of Conduct as set out in Schedule 2 of the Electoral Act;

 

"Electoral Commission Act"

means the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No 51 of 1996);

 

"ICASA Act"

means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000);

 

"News"

means programming which reports on news events of immediate social, political or economic relevance and on matters of international, national and local significance;

 

"PA"

means political advertisement;

 

"Party"

means a political party registered in terms of section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act, or any alliance of such registered political parties, that has nominated candidates;

 

"PEB"

means a party election broadcast;

 

"SABC"

means the South African Broadcasting Corporation, a statutory body established in terms of the Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No 4 of 1999)