(d) specify the programme and the assertions
to which objection is raised; and
(e) be signed by the person affected or, in the
case of an organization, by its chief
executive officer.
(4) The person or body of persons affected is not
entitled to insist on the transmission of a counterversion as contemplated in subsection (1) if the
counter-version is presented to the licensee after
the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of
broadcast of the false assertion of fact.
(5) The licensee shall, subject to subsection (2)
and (4)
(a) at the first opportunity, but not later than ten
days from receipt of a counter-version
referred to in subsection (1), broadcast the
counter-version
within
the
same
programme or programme section as the
one in which the false assertion was made
and at the same time of day or, should that
not be possible, at, time equal in value to
that of the programme objected to;
(b) broadcast the counter-version without any
omission and interruption; and
(c) broadcast
charge.
the
counter-version
free
of
(6) A licensee shall, immediately on receipt of the
counter-version referred to in subsection (1),
inform the Authority of that fact, and shall keep and
store the programme objected to and the counterversion until he or she receives a notice to the
contrary from the Authority.
(7) This section shall not apply to a broadcast of a
public meeting or a meeting of the National
Assembly.
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